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Old 01-07-2017, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne
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If you are just going to cover it with plywood, get a beefy piece of Baltic Birch (interior finish grade) and make a desk of it. Save the door as a spare.
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Old 01-07-2017, 10:30 AM
 
Location: I gave up being nice for Lent.
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Thanks for the responses guys and gals.

I'm gonna stay away from glass and plexi because I actually do want to have it to be just a wood desk. But I think the thin plywood is the best way to go. Thanks for the tip with the glue @finalmove. And the size of the door is perfect. It's 80" and so is the space that I want the desk to fit in. It might need to be sanded/shaved down a smidge, but it should work perfectly.

Is there some reason you want to use that particular door. JMO. I would just go with a slab door $20-30.
You might find one cheaper at a Habitat store etc.

JELD-WEN 30 in. x 80 in. Woodgrain Flush Unfinished Hardwood Bored Interior Door Slab-THDJW160700196 - The Home Depot

I prefer to use a pair of two drawer file cabinets instead of legs. Helps to control my paper stuff.

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A nice piece of plywood is going to cost you the same and you will have extra wood to deal with. Cheaper plywood will look like plywood.
If you do a slab door you can just clear coat it and lay it on top of the file cabinets.
Also the door will have a nice edge.
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Old 01-07-2017, 10:56 AM
 
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That is such a nice door..I agree with using the glass, plexi or filling it with the plywood..
but if you aren't down with the clear coating..well it's your door. :~}

Still very cool that you are thinking of repurposing it rather than tossing it..

Good luck with the project!
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Old 01-07-2017, 11:31 AM
 
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There are several links to ideas of how to repurpose an old door....Here are just a couple of links. The second contained pics....and desk top examples. Have fun.....and please update with pics after you get your project done

Repurposed Door Crafts - Easy Craft Ideas
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...1C&FORM=IQFRBA
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Old 01-07-2017, 01:19 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in America
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I would have a piece of glass or acrylic cut for it to cover it and call it a day.
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Old 01-08-2017, 02:49 AM
 
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You want to be able to see the panels! Get a piece of tempered glass for the top. That way, you can slip often-needed notes under the glass. I would buy at least two short, wood file cabinets for the legs, and finish them to match the door/top.
Yeah, I actually don't want to see the panels. It would be very distracting to me. I know it sounds weird, but it would be.

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If you are just going to cover it with plywood, get a beefy piece of Baltic Birch (interior finish grade) and make a desk of it. Save the door as a spare.
Thanks for the suggestion. I was going to go with a basic Sande Plywood, but I'll check out the Birch as well. Sande Plywood (Common: 1/4 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.; Actual: 0.205 in. x 48 in. x 96 in.)-479023 - The Home Depot

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Is there some reason you want to use that particular door. JMO. I would just go with a slab door $20-30.
You might find one cheaper at a Habitat store etc.

JELD-WEN 30 in. x 80 in. Woodgrain Flush Unfinished Hardwood Bored Interior Door Slab-THDJW160700196 - The Home Depot

I prefer to use a pair of two drawer file cabinets instead of legs. Helps to control my paper stuff.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...83004789358743


A nice piece of plywood is going to cost you the same and you will have extra wood to deal with. Cheaper plywood will look like plywood.
If you do a slab door you can just clear coat it and lay it on top of the file cabinets.
Also the door will have a nice edge.
Thanks for the suggestions. I think file cabinets would be out of my budget. Also, I don't have a car so it would be hard to get them home if I did. I also just like the idea of pipe legs. They seem simple to work with and I can spray paint them to match (or compliment) the color of the desk.

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That is such a nice door..I agree with using the glass, plexi or filling it with the plywood..
but if you aren't down with the clear coating..well it's your door. :~}

Still very cool that you are thinking of repurposing it rather than tossing it..

Good luck with the project!
Thanks.

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There are several links to ideas of how to repurpose an old door....Here are just a couple of links. The second contained pics....and desk top examples. Have fun.....and please update with pics after you get your project done

Repurposed Door Crafts - Easy Craft Ideas
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...1C&FORM=IQFRBA
Thanks for the links, will do. I probably won't get to it until the spring, when I can work in the yard.
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Old 01-08-2017, 06:47 AM
 
Location: Knoxville
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How are you going to get the 4x8 sheet of plywood home?
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Old 01-08-2017, 07:30 AM
 
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If you are just going to cover it with plywood, get a beefy piece of Baltic Birch (interior finish grade) and make a desk of it. Save the door as a spare.
Exactly. Why waste a beautiful door and just cover it with cheap plywood. Disappointed OP.
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Old 01-08-2017, 07:37 AM
 
Location: City of the Angels
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I may be showing my age with this "Hippy era" solution to putting resin tabletops on top of repurposed material.
Just leave out the penny coins, marijuana leaves, the pictures of family and you might have something that lives longer then you do.


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Old 01-08-2017, 12:17 PM
 
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The door doesn't sound practical if it has panels. Yes, you can put plywood over it but that would be ugly.

We have a door table that is on sawhorses. It is functional, not beautiful but it gets the job done. That is a smooth door and the difference is that it is smooth and it works.

Glass would be heavy and expensive, but maybe a sheet of acrylic would work. We have a store in town that would sell that.

I personally use stacked modular cubes as the legs, and a piece of melamine wood as the door. I like to cover mine with a plastic tablecloth, oilcloth, or even paper and I can change it when I want. That is something to consider.

You can use pipes for legs but I don't know why you would want to do that.

You can get file cabinets on craigslist. People get rid of them all the time because we don't need them as much now that we have computers. You could probably find some free ones. It is nice to have drawers.

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That is a link for a place that will ship an acrylic sheet. I don't know if it is what you want but they would ship it.
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