How to Make a Sawhorse Desk
Saw horse desks were once the cheapest desks in the world, but that was when people made them. These days people run off to a chain store to buy sawhorse desks ready made. Sure, buying your desk may be more convenient, but it's not necessarily cheap. The best way to get a cheap sawhorse desk is to make your own. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Make sure at least one surface of your door is absolutely flat, as it will be your desktop. Turn the desktop side down and mark off two pencil lines the same distance (preferably a foot or more) from the door top and bottom. These will be your guides for your sawhorses (the further you place the sawhorses from the edges of the desk, the more stable the desk will be).
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Set your sawhorses against an open wall about 4 feet apart. They should extend lengthwise from the wall (the wall will help to stabilize your desk). Make sure their height is exactly the same; otherwise your desk will slant.
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Lay the door, pencil marked side down, across the sawhorses. Shift the sawhorses until each is inside the pencil guideline (this way they will be evenly spaced at each end). They don't have to be physically attached to the desk; it should balance on its own.
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Place your computer and office supplies on the desk. Nudge the desk slightly to make sure everything is stable. If it isn't you might want to shift your sawhorses slightly inward or rearrange the objects on the desk to distribute the weight more evenly.
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Tips & Warnings
You don't have to use sawhorses to support your desk. You can use file cabinets or wooden crates to provide extra storage space.
Your sawhorse desk should be relatively stable even with the sawhorses not permanently attached. But if you want to attach them permanently, you will need to drill bolt holes through the desk and each sawhorse bench (one for each saw horse should be sufficient). Run a flathead bolt from the top of the desk and secure with a wing nut underneath each sawhorse.
