Woodworker's Journal

Adjustable Mobile Desk

n an effort to keep people healthy and safe last spring, most of us were spending more time at home. This was definitely true at my house, and one of the side effects was that between my wife and I working and our kids doing school from home, we found it a lot more challenging to find separate workspaces. My solution was to build an adjustable-height mobile desk that could be used in a variety of ways and fit just about anywhere. Once the plans were ready, I built mine in about a day. It’s the perfect size to park a laptop computer, prop up a tablet, work on

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