We decided to give my daughter a PC which will put us at 4 PCs in the house - we need a lot of desk space. I decided to condense them all onto one enormous desk that fits in a corner. I want the desk to mounted to the wall - ideally with triangle supports like you would a shelf - and be made out of a few different types of wood. I've got a few questions and I've added a picture from a sketch I did to kind of outline the job. I intend to make the desks out of 3 different wood - purple heart, maple, and walnut all joined together. Here's the pic:http://ift.tt/2swBfTh with that, I've got a few questions.1) What would be the best/most secure way of me joining the different types of wood together? I'm thinking maybe dowels but I'm not experienced enough with joinery to really know.2) With the previous bit in mind, I don't think I'm going to find the wood I'm looking for in single cuts of 11+ feet so I'm thinking I'll have to split the long side into 2 halves. What would be the best way to join the grain sides together so that they are connected tightly and as close to seamless as I can get?3) As you can see in the drawing, I've got the desks butting right up against the doorframe. Will that be okay, or should I give it some breathing room for any sort of expansion?4) In the corner, I would like to miter the two sides of the desk so they come together beautifully. Will this be practical and if so, should I add a support directly in the corner? I could be wrong, but I keep imagining it kind of twisting while trying to get it in place otherwise.5) Are the supports I've added in the pic sufficient? They are 1x4s that are 18" long on either side, with an 18" diagonal support running between them. There won't be any PCs or anything too heavy sitting on the desk - just keyboards, mice, drinks, maybe some books here and there. The monitors will be mounted on the walls and the PCs will be under the desk.6) And lastly, what should I finish this with? I want to do something like tung oil or danish oil, but I also want it to be somewhat tougher so my kids can't beat it up too bad. Thoughts?Thanks in advance for any help you can provide and let me know if there's any other info you need - I tried to get (what I considered) the most important dimensions in the screenshot above. via /r/DIY http://ift.tt/2t6xmmE
