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I have the Uplift 4 leg standing desk [1]. I got the black laminate desktop in a custom 75" x 42" dimension so the whole thing cost me almost $2000. [1] https

• cheschire 2y ago
  I wish deep desks were more common! Modern ultrawide curved monitors sit way too close for comfort for me due to the way their legs have to be angled further back for center of gravity. custom desks end up being so expensive.
  • satvikpendem 2y ago
    Any good deep desks that you've found so far?
    • phonon 2y ago
      This is a cheap large desk I like. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXH2MZRM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXH2MZRM
    • throwaway2037 2y ago
      How about the (in)famous Amazon Door Desk? They used to build desks for their offices from a door.
      • defrost 2y ago
        Just don't let Bezos attach the legs .. by all accounts he was a shitty carpenter at best and the wobble factor was high. Nothing wrong with doors as desk, just get the framing solid. https://www.aboutamazon.com.au/news/workplace/how-a-door-became-a-desk-and-a-symbol-of-amazon https://www.aboutamazon.com.au/news/workplace/how-a-door-bec... Half inch thick solid kiln dried door sized jarrah hardwood is even better .. but that's likely not to hand for most and expensive to order if not.
        • throwaway2037 2y ago
          I had to lookup "jarrah". Ref: https://www.wood-database.com/jarrah/ https://www.wood-database.com/jarrah/ Is this available outside of Australia? Your suggestion seems oddly specific.
          • defrost 2y ago
            It's a dense hardwood, near the top of those attributes on wood scales. > Your suggestion seems oddly specific. Hardwoods make great table tops, I've always had jarrah workbenches and general desktops and used other woods for 'fancy' tables .. but then I'm in W.Australia and used to recover treefall for slabbing in sheds and using in Brady Drums etc. (I knew Chris Brady back in the day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55SXxWz0Vpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55SXxWz0Vpg) > Is this available outside of Australia? Significant tonnages of it were blocked, shipped to England as ballast and used to pave the streets - as a consequence quantities are still kicking about the UK after being recovered and repurposed.
    • SoftTalker 2y ago
      Go to a used furniture store and pick up an old school executive desk. Those are huge.
      • yencabulator 2y ago
        But very, very heavy. I have a huge desk upstairs that came with the house and will be staying with the house when we sell it... Meanwhile, my 60"x30" motorized sit/stand desk is on wheels.
    • notatoad 2y ago
      i'm using a nice sheet of 4x8 finished plywood from the hardware store. i trimmed the depth down a bit, but not much. put some edge banding on it, and stick it on top of a flexispot or whatever other 4-legged desk frame you want to use.
    • Refusing23 2y ago
      easiest is buying a table top in a DIY store and get it cut to the size you want. my local DIY store has sizes up to 100 cm x severalMeters. most desks are only 60 or 80 cm
  • 6510 2y ago
    A small desk works best imho. Have the bottom of the screen well below desk height.
  • dahauns 2y ago
    That's where a desk mount monitor arm comes in. Even a high-end model capable to hold those 49" 32:9 monsters will likely be significantly cheaper than a custom desk.
• satvikpendem 2y ago
  How did you get it in a custom dimension? I'm almost tempted to just put two of my current desk back to back to make it deeper, would probably be much cheaper than 2k, but then again, they're not standing desks.
  • dllu 2y ago
    Oh I just emailed them, and their rep Jeremy Postma is very nice and responsive. If you want a cheaper option you could buy an IKEA Karlby Countertop that's 74" x 42" [1] and mount it on the legs yourself. [1] https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/karlby-countertop-for-kitchen-island-walnut-veneer-30297641/ https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/karlby-countertop-for-kitchen-i...