I've never even thought of laminating thinner expensive wood to thicker cheaper wood. Yet another reason to watch and learn. Thanks

Thanks for referring to Ana White! She is now my new woodworker Hero!

Beautiful desk. I really like the economical use of the more expensive timbers.

Hi Steve: I LOVE that you watch Ana White and credited her with the drawer slide technique!! I just saw it, too, and it is genius. I've been frustrated with installation videos and hers nailed it. Love your approach and it's really helped me get past my hurdles.

Steve…. You never fail to impress. What a champ…. This man found a way to complete the “honey-do” list and make money doing it…

The music for this entire video was ON POINT! Loved it so much!!

Awesome build Steve! Loved seeing a larger project once again. Your videos are what inspired us to start creating again!

lol, I too have experienced getting additional "work orders" as my reward for building something nice for my wife...and I couldn't be happier ; )

Love Anna White's channel. She has a lot of great ideas, and easy tricks. Not to mention she gives away alot of her plans.

You've just blown my mind on how to make drawers!!! The weird thing is is that it seems so obvious too! Thumbs up giving Ana credit too

As a new woodworker, , I love your videos! They are very informative and I learn something from each one I watch! I am still in the "what else can I make out of 2x4s" phase and quickly moving into "I need cheap "fancy" wood" phase. Also being a 48 yo female with a non-woodworking husband, the only resource I have for learning is KZfaq. So, thank you for videos.

Thankyou so much for continuing to make and post these videos for those of us that can't afford the woodworking "schools"!

Hey Steve. I see that you don't wear jewelry on your hands or wrists and no loose clothing (bravo!). I'd love to see you do a shop safety video some time. My cousin used to teach about safety around machinery and wouldn't you know it... a few years later, he was working a table saw and the blade took his wedding ring, along with his ring finger, half of 2 other fingers along with half of his thumb. The blade grabbed his hand and drew it right into the blade. SO dangerous. Power tools are no joke! I love your videos! My shop is coming along nicely and I've taken some of your tips along the way! Thanks Steve!

Loved seeing the laminated plywood idea to get thicker material, but still have a nice hardwood veneer on top!

Excellent tips about saving money by being strategic with how you use cheaper lumber and plywood. I love your project videos, Steve!

Plot Twist: Steve actually hand carved those bird draw pulls himself, but if we knew about his extra fancy hand-tool skills we would no longer consider him a Mere Mortal Woodworker. Seriously, I love it when you do project videos like this, there's always just the right amount of detail in the build process to be informative but not so much that it becomes tedious. Great build!

Hi Steve, thank you for all the work you put into the video's. I became a dad for the first time yesterday and with your help managed to build our first piece of custom furniture! 1 of many more to come. I really feel like without your "mear mortal" approach i would not have thought I could have done it so, once again: thanks!!!

I like the style of your videos. I understand why you want to charge for the “powered up” version...you gotta make some money too. But you give us the option to watch the overview for free. I’m not intending to make this desk, but I just enjoy watching people make their projects so people like myself can still enjoy your content for free. Thanks!

Steve, I will be purchasing one or more of your courses. I built a workbench from some modified April Wilkerson plans for the bike shop portion of my garage with the help of my woodworking next door neighbor. I am now just a router table away from building my wife some very expensive Adirondack chairs. Hoping to improve my skills to build my daughter some furniture for her apartment when she move's off campus in a year. Thanks for what you do!

It's always good to see a KZfaq notification on Fridays. But to find out it's you always gets me excited to tune in. Thanks for this great video!!!

And here I thought we would finally get to meet Mrs Mortal.

Matching desks? Your whole office is *Extra Fancy*, Steve!

Love the torsion box design

Maybe there is not a huge market for project videos, however, the next desk I make is going to look a lot like this one. I designed and built one for my oldest grandson with seven drawers before this video was first published. Your design makes for a quicker and better build. Thank you for all that you do.

Missed you Steve! Welcome back!

Great video. I saw Ana White's video as I was getting ready to add drawers to my own project. I figured I would give it a try. Worked great and saved me a lot of time. Thanks.

Love the video! I've been watching your videos for what feels like forever now. This video felt like the old days. Great job bro!!!

I saw the same video from Ana white and happen to do the same for a client. Worked out well. It's funny I'm always looking for a cheap desk to buy on Facebook farmers market or criegslist because it's cheaper than making it also the old "Shoe makers kids have holes in there soles" but I really like your idea and I can make it to the size I need. I think I need to take a break and fix my own home. Lol. Thanks for sharing

Just got into woodworking about a month (massively because of you) ago and I've been really wanting to build a desk... I'm very excited now

love your stuff Steve, I'm 3 projects into to the weekend woodworker. never done this before but converted my shop from part time 4 wheeler mechanic to full time learning to be a woodworker. fun and the tools are cool.

I think that is a very useful idea to build the drawers as a separate box, then attach the other legs/side on with rails, and then put the top on. If you ever wanted to make the desk longer, or put drawers on the other side you could just unscrew it all and modify it.

OMG! Steve, in three years of watching thousands of videos about woodworking, this is the first I have seen a hammer pounding a nail! No nail gun, just to drive a dozen nails? I love your videos, I wear your WWMM T-shirt, and hope to have your skills someday. Keep up the excellent content!

Project videos are why I started watching you years ago. Yay!

3:40 and if you leave the blue tape on, it makes a nice start for a table hockey for those slow periods during work.

really pretty economically made desk, enjoyed watching

Perhaps it's unfair to compare you to the the wood whisperer, but your videos are just orders of magnitudes more enjoyable to watch for me, they are so much more relatable to the kind of woodworking that I do and the equipment that I have in my garage. I don't think my woodworking skills are ready for this kind of project yet, but I'm close and slowly getting there. Thank you for the great content. Currently I'm in the process of moving to another country, once I'm settled enough to want to start woodworking again - you can bet your backside that I'll sign up for your "setting up woodworking shop in a small space".

At 8:00 your hands look close to that spinning blade! Lol I'm sure it's just the camera angle. Thanks for all the videos . I've learned alot from you. Cant wait to see more.

Steve, I'm a huge fan of project builds and this one is no exception! No princess meow meows theme this time??

Love how simple you made this desk project!

Here to show my support for this kinda content

Steve building a great project! Couldn’t have had anything better pop up in my notifications on a Friday! Thanks, Steve! You make it look much less intimidating to make a project like this.

Steve, thank you for the video. your videos are appreciated and very inspiring. I think i watched every single video you posted on your channels, and i just keep learning and applying.

Very nice! I watch Ana White also. Cool Peace and Good Fortune to you and your family.

You're the best, hello from Brazil.

I love your simple approach to all of your projects, and love seeing project videos from you. Hope to see more in the future.

Best drawer tip ever!!

Thanks, your just one clever chap,👍🇬🇧,very best regards Carl.

I miss the project videos! Been a subscriber for years. I know you've explained your reasons in the past and i agree with you. But i still lurk around waiting for one. Thanks for making this one.

The quality of your video and lighting was great in this video! A noticeable difference from your past videos. This may have been my favorite of your vids for that and many other reasons. Nice job Steve!

Great job. Very comprehensive steps and looks stunning. 👍 how is your son doing. Haven’t seen him a while

I’ve recently stumbled across this channel. Some people binge watch Netflix, I have spent the last few days binge watching all of Steve’s videos, lol

Beautiful.

Where come from we say: Home of a blacksmith,,, wooden spoon!. But the wife shows she has a good taste, the drawers handles are a great choice. Nice work Steve.

Steve, admittedly, I haven't tuned in in a while. Great video and you're definitely looking buff!!

Nice work Steve. I really like the look of how the drawer fronts leave a slight reveal on the frame. That's a nice look.

Very nice build, thank you!

Beautiful Job Steve. You are the best. Thanks for sharing your skills and knowledge and passion of your trade and educating us all.

Thats a lovely piece of work, Steve. Great to see you in action.

Hey Steve! Awesome video! Btw, looks like you've been working out! Not gonna be a mere mortal if you keep that up Haha

Looks great Steve

Wow that drawer tip is FANTASTIC. Why the heck didn't you think of that earlier? :D

Loved this project! That inversion of normal drawer construction is super interesting, will check it out!

Thanks for sharing steve. Beautiful desk. I need to learn from you and declutter my shop. Its so full i cant even walk in!

Beautiful job Steve. Good to see you doing another project. Take care.

The process of making desk is interesting and good. Your video gives me many ideas about making my things. Thank you so much.

Really wish I had a heated shop. Just itching to get some projects done. A little too frosty up here haha

I really like the desk and may try out the design one day. Especially the drawer build out; that's something I struggle to get right. I did have to chuckle that you consider poplar to be the "cheap" plywood; my current wood working level makes poplar plywood my expensive material. Cheers on another great build!

Really very beautiful 👍

Awesome work Steve, it’s a very nice looking desk and looks very accessible for more modest woodworkers!

Lovely desk, I love the drawer pulls!

Printer stand? Potential upcoming video? I am trying to design something similar (because, yes, in 2020, I still print stuff). This video really inspired me. Thanks Steve!

beyond professional looking

Thanks for the great video Steve! It was great to see you and and it felt like old times. 👍😊

I really enjoy your build videos. Your editing is done well, and I appreciate the succinct way you explain your process. I hope you make more build videos, perhaps by replacing all the factory furniture in your house. Maybe a build video requiring organising "that mess" in the corner of the office could be next? I wrote "build video" 4 times. I hope that means something to KZfaq.

I Love to apply that amazing, nice, effective, easy and cheap project ♡

Awesome build, Steve! Love how you did the panel sides & the illusion of thicker wood. Nice work. Keep it up!

Nice desk Steve

This is a wonderful thing to behold thank you steve you are such a inspiration 👍

Your videos are always so well done. Hats off to you Steve!

Amazing! Steve

We managed to convert all the education in my school to online education without any fuss. It is amazing how seamless the process went. Even the stupid teachers seem to be doing well with it.

Steve sounds so dejected. “Of course one thing leaaaaads to another.” Lol. Love the video.

Nice video presentation Steve. Great to see you looking younger!

Cool build

Awesome work Steve! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

Great work

Great work, Steve! Inspiring.

simple and awesome man. wish i knew some of these tricks when i made mine. I did notice though i build kinda backwards. I always do the tabletop first and then make the frame

That a nice desk Thanks

That literally is the first time I've seen you use a hammer and nails.

Hi steve. I don't see you for a long time. You looks much young now. Nice project. Maybe later. I build something similar. Thanks for sharing.

I really like how this turned out. I really enjoy your videos and have picked up some great tips from your content. Keep up the good work, I always look forward to new videos from you.

great idea about building the drawers around the sliders. great project. amazing result with some nice money-saving tips :-)

Nice, simple, beautiful work! ✌️

Pine may be inexpensive, but I am still using a solid pine desk my dad built for me when I was a kid...it's about 25 years old now, and never been fixed, touched up, or anything. Still looks good too! I'm sure it isn't a straight as it was when it was first built, but I can't notice. And the wood is a little soft for a desk top, but like I said, still holding up after many years of daily use.

You da man steve! You have helped me and inspired me immensely. Thank you.

I love your project videos! It's what got me started!

Great video Steve! I hope you make videos of those other two stands your wife wants 😂

Beautiful build! The cost effective wood tips are extremely helpful. Just wanted to drop a comment for your algorithm bomb.

Great Video Steve! It was quick and really broke down the important parts for me. I am inspired to build one soon.