Making an Under Desk Laptop Drawer to Save Desk Space | Home Office Storage Hacks

I've been working from home during the pandemic and using my personal desk for work. My work laptop takes up a lot of space on my desktop that I'd like to get back, so I thought it would be a good idea to hide my laptop in a drawer under the desktop. This is a quick and serviceable modification to help declutter my desktop and give me more useble space.
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[@Harmosaurus]

Nice. Might need to dust that keyboard though 😅

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Ya, just bought a new one instead 😅

[@vpham92688]

The man just happens to have a full woodworking workshop.... I would have gone simpler with a commercial drawer for $40 or a vertical laptop stand.. the port replicator / dock is just bulky so not many options.. Nice work!

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

The workshop is very helpful. And yes, the docking station for this laptop is ridiculously big.

[@Crustyswede1]

Thanks bud. I was about to build one almost exactly the way you just did. Just didn’t have the right length of rollouts. 👌🏻

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Very nice 👍

[@elizabethshipley260]

Fast and efficient. Recycle reuse.

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Thanks! 🙂

[@lym3204]

I keep my keyboard in my desk drawer. When I pull out the drawer the front makes a perfect armrest for both arms while typing. You adjust your chair for height and pull the drawer in and out for distance.

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Ya, I do similar, but my chair had armrests built in

[@lym3204]

@@GlennFrazeeYT That sounds more comfortable than what I am doing. I might have to install a piano hinge or 270-degree hinge for the front of the drawer to use my chair armrests. For my other desk want to install an ergonomic keyboard tray. They are a lot more adjustable. Thanks, I am glad I found your video.

[@gergemall]

Thank you! Just what I was looking for.

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Glad it was helpful, Jon!

[@tomrivans9102]

I wish i had those tools!!!!

[@suzisaintjames]

I'm about to add a keyboard drawer to my particleboard desk. And I have the same minimum requirements. My question is a year later, how is it holding up? Did you use enough screws to hold the slides and hanging support to the desk? 💖🌞🌵😷

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

It's held up just fine. It only holds the weight of the laptop since I don't ever type on it while it's in the drawer.

[@suzisaintjames]

@@GlennFrazeeYT , do you think it would hold up with typing? 💖🌞🌵😷

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Probably

[@vs6300]

Perfect but should you face alignment issues, you can move the screw to the hole on the ear or is ot tab to allow for flexibility

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

👍

[@miketony2069]

Very nice!

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Thanks!

[@1993Revhead]

Should of had some holes in the ply for ventilation

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

You're absolutely correct, I ended up adding them later

[@themightykappa1]

Nice! What docking station is that?

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

It's an old one. This laptop is like 7 years old.

[@lesvoyagesdelouis6574]

Cool !!

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Thanks!

[@joannaquanttumphysics]

Too bad the wood would cost more than a desk with a drawer or two.

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

How do you figure?

[@joannaquanttumphysics]

Is that how you're supposed to hold the wood? Your hand is so close to the blade. Are you left handed, maybe?

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Nope. Works just fine if you know what you're doing

[@СветланаНикифорова-ь6с]

you need to adjust the content

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

How's that?

[@AmericansByChoice]

This men disregard to his fingers is cringy.

[@GlennFrazeeYT]

Plenty safe.

[@konrad.35]

I liked the video. But at the moment using the table saw I shook my head.😅