How To Build A Lap Desk

Then line up the notch on the bottom of the memory with the notch in.

How to build a lap desk. I had a few scraps of wood laying around from previous projects so I decided to tackle a quick easy and almost free build. I used a router to round off the edges of the top. For the top I joined two pieces of the board using biscuit joints.

I ended up ripping a little bit off one board because I wanted my top to be just 13 wide instead of the 14-12 width thats written in the plans. Then from the USB ports on your laptop connect a desktop keyboard and external mouse. You can download the printable DIY lap desk plans by clicking the button below.

It is just 3 boards joined together by pocket holes. As you can see in the image we recommend you to use 22 lumber for the components. Slip the pillows inside the pocket you just created.

With the laptop off connect your display cable from your laptop to your monitor of choice be it via HDMI DisplayPort DVI or VGA. Then go to one of the short sides and pull the fabric tight. Two pieces of plywood that are the thickness of your laptop plus two inches and the width of your laptop plus two inches.

Push down the latches at either ends of the DDR4 slots on your motherboard. The cut layout is included in the plans. Everything else wood screws nails glue stain I had on-hand.

Note if you plan to stain the desk be careful with any access glue as the stain will not absorb to these areas once the glue has dried. Sand and finish paintstain and seal the lap desk pieces. Measure your laptop and cut the following from plywood.