Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

Re: Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

Rick W

>I think your idea of using two dowels would work fine.

To disguise the joint, you might use a small bead molding(1/4" or so) all around the leg at or below the joint.

You could also make the extension piece about 1/4" to 1/2" larger than the existing leg and taper it downward.You could round the top with a 1/4" radius to meet the existing leg.

Just some ideas.

Rick W

Re: Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>Good Morning Bart,

I like Rick's idea about celebrating the joint where the extension meets the bottom of the leg. You could use epoxied threaded stock which may be stronger than a wood dowel. I'd use cherry for the extension. If the lengthened legs don't look right, then you could always ebonize the cherry extensions.

George

Re: Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

Charles Sharp

>A photo would help a lot.

How about making a sleve out of 4 pieces mitered together with a rabbit for the leg to fit into?

Re: Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

Clint Searl, at the base of Haycock Mtn

>Pretend you're an orthopedic surgeon fixing a broken leg; epoxy a length of 1/2" threaded titanium rod into sloppy holes across the joint. Steel rod is OK if you don't have any titanium.

Clint

Re: Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

Lee Gordon

>Since your'e thinking of using a contrasting wood for the leg extensions, how about using something like a bridle joint? It would give you plenty of glue surface, and you would have either a tongue of darker wood surrounded by lighter wood or a tongue of lighter wood inside the darker wood, depending upon which combination you felt would be more attractive.

Re: Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

JL

>I sort of like the idea of putting an all thread rod in each leg and bolting the add on piece on. You can make a through hole and just put a nut on the end (in a suitable hollow of course). Then as others have said, celebrate the joint with a decorative molding.

I wouldn't make a big deal out of it.

Don Henthorn

>THe pressure will mostly be down with very little side leverage to worry about. I would use a 5/8" to 3/4" dowel and over sized add on pieces and work them down to size. A larger dowel if it is a good fit and glued is not going to twist or go anywhere.

Re: Need to extend desk legs - radical idea

Carol from AZ

>Make him a new desk?

Re: Nedd Ideas to extend desk legs

Dan Donaldson

>How about cutting the legs off at the top (as high as possible) and then making new ones that are the right length. To me, this would look a lot better than any "fix" I could come up with to lengthen them. That way, you could make the correct taper for the length, and you would have the full size to fasten the new part on.