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I was showing my desk design to some ex-coworkers (software developers and UI designers) who are not woodworkers and their first comment was why I wasn't using a 21st century standing desk leg kit. They all love being able to change the height of their desk with buttons, especially to switch from sitting in a chair to standing at it.
My response was that the metal legs are fugly and don't suit the nature of a sold wood live-edged stab desk. At which we all asked each other "Why not build a wood cover for the legs?'
And I think the answer is that the covers would be ugly. Here's one boxy example:
(the captions of "desk saw" and "oblique holes" and a nail gun that "punches holes" cracked me up, but ignore those).
Here's one that isn't much bigger than the legs, but doesn't cover them completely when the desk is raised:
Not that it matters, but this is the hardware I would use if I go this route:https://www.flexispot.com/flexispot-best-standing-desk-e7pro
My response was that the metal legs are fugly and don't suit the nature of a sold wood live-edged stab desk. At which we all asked each other "Why not build a wood cover for the legs?'
And I think the answer is that the covers would be ugly. Here's one boxy example:
(the captions of "desk saw" and "oblique holes" and a nail gun that "punches holes" cracked me up, but ignore those).
Here's one that isn't much bigger than the legs, but doesn't cover them completely when the desk is raised:
Not that it matters, but this is the hardware I would use if I go this route:https://www.flexispot.com/flexispot-best-standing-desk-e7pro
