Build a Keyboard Tray with Reclaimed Hardware | DIY | Easy Desk Upgrade
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In this video I build a keyboard tray for our home office. We picked up a rather nice used desk but it did not have a pull out tray for the keyboard and mouse. I recycled the glide tracks from our old desk and built this keyboard tray from a nice piece of cherry that I picked up from a local sawyer.
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In this video I build a keyboard tray for our home office. We picked up a rather nice used desk but it did not have a pull out tray for the keyboard and mouse. I recycled the glide tracks from our old desk and built this keyboard tray from a nice piece of cherry that I picked up from a local sawyer.
SawStop 1.75hp PCS: amzn.to/2X4gWsP
Ridge Carbide 10-inch Saw blade: amzn.to/3bATmcp
Jet 6-inch Jointer: amzn.to/2ZfdUo2
Dewalt 13-inch Planer: amzn.to/2z4LouT
Bosch 18v Impact Driver: amzn.to/3cxAhJk
Watco Danish Oil: amzn.to/3fPS6pf
Minwax Paste Wax: amzn.to/2zMW8xN
Titebond Wood Glue: amzn.to/2LzTdv4
Bessy Parallel Clamps: amzn.to/2z4LHG3
Thanks for watching. If you have any comments or questions please leave them below or hit me up on social media, email, or my website.
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It's surprising how hard it is to find a wide keyboard tray. They all come so small. Thanks for showing this.
Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
Truly do not understand the hostility/sarcasm/ passive aggressiveness in the comment section.
This video was short, to the point and literally provides sequential order on how to approach building with wood.
The music was far less annoying than other chanels. I guess people like the sound of saws..... Carpenters literally wear ear protection to mitigate ear damage lol...
DIY = not professional
Tools are expensive and an investment if you have interest in any hobby.
So saying that "what's the point if you don't have 10k in tools"
You've prob never tried building anything from wood. You literally need all these things as dumb as it sounds. If you have a problem, then buy a keyboard tray and don't watch.
Hats off dude. As a novice wood worker who is thinking of starting a channel. I appreciate the great camera angles, the milling of the lumber and the design of the piece. I can see why the other guy said it might hit your legs and I value both points made. My sugession is making the tray length longer than a person's legs so no nicking happens, or extending the tray length to the width of the table supports but I see why you did it the way you did.
Thanks…I appreciate your comments. Thanks for watching and good luck if you start a channel…hit me up and I’ll check it out. 👍🏻
ooooh, cool! I made one in basically the same way with shalving from Home depot and drawer rollers. Shelving actually looks really nice for this type of thing.
Hi Dan, pleasure to watch you at work. Thanks for the detail and look forward to seeing more vids on your channel.
Thanks!
Best keyboard tray ever...
Thanks Donald! 👍🏻
This is great! Thanks for this DIY idea!
Thanks for watching!
Wizard-level skills! I could probably do most of this stuff, but at like half the speed.
I haven’t got all day to do these projects... 😆
Wow, this is awesome bro 👍
Thanks!
Really Professional
Thanks!
Easy enough..
super cool from s,korea
Thanks!
I guess DIY videos like these are more to showcase the skill of making things. definitely not something that most people who watch this can do. Looks nice to watch something being made. You can relate this to the discovery channel's "how it's made". DIY probably needs to be looked at from both angles I guess - to save money OR just for a hobby no matter how much time or money gets spent.
he's showing people how to, so they can but it's more of a question of whether they *will*
I'd say that it showcase how many professional power tools he has to use to prepare a simple tray.
These comments kill me… The only thing remotely close to professional in my small garage is the table saw…and even that is only the 1.75 hp version. Working with rough lumber it’s either a power planer/jointer or hand tools to get it smooth and square. How would you propose I make this tray from the piece of cherry wood I had without these tools??
@@DanPrudlow Don't let our comments discourage you, it is a nice video, however, I consider that a simple project like this should require far less work and tools, but it is only an opinion. Your work is good.
@@DanPrudlow Video title "...reclaimed hardware" gives one the impression the video is going to be about about economic salvage. A board planer is considered professional equipment by vast majority of the public, as it's far too expensive equipment to buy, for making a keyboard tray. Let alone do so out of cherry wood.
But regardless of that, it did indeed show us how to salvage and reuse keyboard tray hardware, which is helpful.
Why was that so satisfying to watch?
I appreciate the view and comment! I still watch lots of build videos myself and I’m still fascinated...even simple stuff.
think u
Awesome video thank you for sharing! What did you use to attach the side wood to the underside of the desk? Thank you!
I just used some long screws. I drilled a counterbore about half way through that piece so I only need like 2 inch screws. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
That looks awesome! Do you have any ideas on how to build a tray for a standing desk that will have an adjustable negative tilt?
Thanks! I’m not sure on what you are asking…not really something I’ve ever thought about.
Hi! What type of epoxy did you use to fill the knots In the wood? I apologize if I missed it in your comments/video. Thank you for your time and assistance.
It’s just 5 minute epoxy. Nothing fancy. Thanks for watching!
what drill bit did you use? for making the holes on the small boards before drilling into them. Hope you know what I mean. I am referring to the one used at 3:44 part of your video
If you are referring to where I was using the drill press then I used a forstener bit to drill a counter bore and then used a regular drill bit to go the rest of the way through. The counter bore allowed me to use a shorter screw rather then needing one that went through the full width of that board. Hope that helps. If that’s not the one you mean let me know. Thanks for watching!
@@DanPrudlowThanks man I appreciate your help thats the one i was referring to
So...how do you lock the keyboard drawer when typing? When I type, the drawer keeps moving in. Needs some kind of locking mechanism.
These slides have a little indent where the rollers sit in when fully extended so it doesn’t really lock in place…just can’t roll without a little push first to get the rollers out of that indent. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
10/10... except the music.
Appreciate the feedback. Good music is tough...actually getting away from it in my latest couple of videos for the most part.
Curiously, what is the point of glueing together two boards as opposed to using just one solid board? Aesthetics?
The center section had a sort of knotty section that was crumbling apart. It was easier to cut it out than to try use epoxy or something to save it. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
@@DanPrudlow Thanks. I am planning on replacing the wood for the keyboard tray on my desk, but nothing as fancy as you did lol. Just basic cut, sand, and stain.
How did you conacted the small boards to the desk?
I counterbored 2 holes and the used 3 inch screws to attach into the desk. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
@@DanPrudlow I think he meant: It looks like you just eyeballed where to drill the holes under the desk. You placed the wood up to see, and then took it down and drilled, but I could not see how you marked the underside of the desk to know precisely where to drill.
It was a difficult area/angle to film so I see what you mean. I actually had the tips of the screws sticking out just enough that when I had it lined up I pushed the board upward to indent marks where the screw points were. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
"solid" start to this - lol
How much to build one for me just like it? Love 💕 it and need one desperately. 😬
Thanks for the compliment. I don’t build anything to sell though…these are just my personal projects. 🙂
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Wait, what? How did you fit that tray to the bottom side of the desk???
One side the drawer guide is attached to the side of a file cabinet part of the desk. The other side is another piece of the same wood the tray is made of that I attached to the underside of the desktop and then attached the drawer guide to it.
Where did you get the hardware? I need to build this for a client
It came off the old desk that I busted apart at the beginning. You could probably use inexpensive drawer slides. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
Yeah I saw that.. had to sub cuz your work is amazing...Would you happen to remember the dimensions?? The tray I'm building is 15" x 30'' but I think it's too wide.. how much does yours hang below the desk? The desk I'm building is 30" off the floor with 1 1/2" top. I don't want my clients knees bumping it...
Mine is 27 1/4 x 11 and the surface is 1 7/8ths below the underside of the desktop. I mounted it just low enough for the mouse and keyboard to slide under.
@@DanPrudlow Thank you for the input... Again.. beautiful work!
so, DIY = better have a full-on work house in your garage.
All I have is a drill, a hand saw and some sand paper, any chance I can do anything with those? lol.
Buy lumber that is already milled and all you’d need is some wood glue and a few clamps. The bigger tools are not always needed. Thanks for watching.
excellent video :) one tip tho, would be totally acceptable to leave out that music. very distracting.
Thanks for watching. I’ve had others tell me the opposite...like add some music man! Lol. Oh well...can’t win them all. I appreciate the view and feedback. 👍🏻
how is this part that is holding the keyboard called? the wooden thing that you drilled in the table which holds the keyboard tray
Are you asking what that piece of wood I attached to the underside of the desk is called?
@@DanPrudlow haha yea sorry, im not a native english speaker so not sure if there is a name for it... also would it be any different if we just used a slider which is drilled directly in the desk, so we avoid using that underside piece of wood all together
Gotcha. No special name for it, just needed something to attach the slide to on the one side because the desktop is so wide there was nothing there. If you attach directly to the desk that would work just fine. Thanks!
@@DanPrudlow thanks a lot!
How sturdy would you say this tray is? In other words, how many pounds of pressure can be put on it? Instead of a keyboard tray I'd like to make something I can use for note taking, so I'd be leaning on it a little more that I would with a keyboard.
I would probably go with a little stronger drawer slides for that…but other than that it would be plenty strong.
@@DanPrudlow sweet! Thanks for getting back to me!!
5:16 hoqw to screw from bottom to up?
Are you asking how I did that?
@@DanPrudlow I mean how big is the screw for being able to screw from bottom all the way up to wood
Gotcha. I think I used a 2 inch screw but I counterbored a hole in the piece so the screws could be a bit shorter rather than needing giant screw.
@@DanPrudlow im Greek so something I will miss from the explanation
Nice video,but the music is head wrecking.
Thanks? Lol. Sorry for the music. 😁
Can you tell me the dimensions?
The tray is 27 inches wide, 11 inches deep, and 3/4 inch thick. Thanks for watching!
"Easy" as long as you have $10,000+ worth of power tools and a workshop...
🙄
Not even close to 10k in tools…but you are correct that you do need tools and a shop space to build stuff if you are going to build stuff.
@@DanPrudlow fair enough. It's a well-produced video with clear instructions. I do have tools and a space, just much more minimal. I don't think I will ever invest in a table planer, though of course it makes things easier.
So, you had the money for that nice piece of cherry, but not for some decent slides...
Plenty of money for slides, but these work just fine…save money for stuff I actually want to buy…like tools. 😁
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WHERE DID YOU GET THE ROLLERS FOR IT TO SLIDE ???????????????????
I took them off the keyboard tray that was on the desk I busted apart at the beginning of the video. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
You can buy them at any hardware store. I bought mine at home depot for cheap
this is cool but all you used was the metal pieces. Also not everyone has the tools and machines. so yea
That was the only hardware to reclaim and use for a keyboard tray. I understand not having all the tools…but the same concept could be applied using pre-surfaced boards from the home center. If you have no tools then I just assume you probably are not making one anyway. Thanks for watching.
I didn't "understand handsaw part ""
That was just splitting the larger slab into two pieces. Was too big and awkward to do at the table saw so the hand saw was used. Thanks for watching.
Why would you say it was a DIY approach while you used a bunch of professional equipment? Gained nothing from watching half of the video.
I say DIY because I did it myself instead of buying something. That’s what DIY stands for...”Do It Yourself”.
@@DanPrudlow "DIY" suggests that someone could do it using a reasonable amount of equipment, not a professional workshop. You know that. Keep on click-baiting, if that's your thing
I could go buy a board that is pre surfaced on 4 sides from a home center and do this same project with very little equipment. I’m a far cry from a professional shop but I have invested in some equipment...some new some used. I don’t build as a profession, it’s a hobby. I’m not an expert by any stretch. I guess all of the DIY shows on TV and many other TH-camrs are just click baiting too. To each their own I guess.
@@DanPrudlow Thank you! I was thinking of buying the board and reusing the keyboard slides from an old desk. I bought a nice cabinet desk from a garage sale and wanted to add a keyboard tray to it.
hundreds of dollars in woodworking tools but couldn't afford a keyboard tray ?
I could but if I’m gonna buy everything then what is the point of having all the tools? DUH! 🙄
Actually, while it seems very nice with physical wood etc, it's the worse tray I've ever seen... Your knees will suffer every time you will collide them with the sharp edges of the small woods hanging from the desk. There are special mechanisms for keyboard trays. All are hanging from the center and the back side of the office, there is a reason for that... Nice work with the wood though.
I’ll respectfully disagree with you on the knees colliding thing. We’ve been using it well over a year and to my knowledge nobody has hit it. The bottom of the tray is the same height as that board hanging down. You would have to sit with your knees higher than the level of the tray (which would make no sense) to have a chance at hitting anything. Thanks for watching and the comment!
@@DanPrudlow You can't be serious... We are working very fast with much movement with the chair, all my cooperators, including me, hit the actual keyboard tray wood with our knees. It doesn't need to sit with your knees higher, just the chair to be raised, in conjunction with short offices and the trays are in our legs all the time. What you built is a knee breaker.. Only with the thought it's already painful.
Well...I guess when I work at my home computer desk I don’t work with that kind of chaotic pace that I’m hitting things with my knees. What I’ve built works for my use...maybe not for all.
haha that's the worst diy project ever
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No, not really. I have seen and done worse myself!