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Modern custom wood computer desk with sleek metal frame and lower wooden shelf, handcrafted and sustainable design.

The Straight Edge Custom Wood Computer Desk with Shelf

Regular price$1,595.00
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Default Dimensions - Can be modified down to the inch
Total Height: 30"


Materials:
- 1.5"-thick solid wood tabletop made from locally recovered lumber
- 2" x 1" iron tube

Finishes:
- Solid lumber finished with hard-wax oil
- Reclaimed wood finished with matte water-based varnish
- Low-carbon iron finished with powder coating
- See Care Instructions on Materials page for more information on wood and metal finishes.

Additional:
- Once we receive your deposit we will, upon request, provide a design rendering of your The Straight Edge Wood Computer Desk with Shelf in order to clarify dimensions, design and orientation.
- Email us at furniture@parkmanwoodworks.com for additional questions about product specifications.

White glove delivery within Southern California ranges from $150 to $350 for most items, based upon the distance from our workshop at:

641 Gibbons St., Los Angeles, CA 90031

National shipping ranges from $400 to $600 for most items under 150 pounds. National shipping is partial white-glove, meaning the shipper will help arrange the furniture items into your space, but will require assistance from you or another person who is on-site.

Straight Edge: /ˈstrād ˌej/

  • (especially among fans of hardcore punk music) having an ascetic or abstinent lifestyle.
  • A bar with one accurately straight edge, used for testing whether something else is straight

This computer desk strips the form down to essentials. A solid wood top sits inside a welded steel frame that runs continuous from floor to desktop, creating rectangular portals at each end that make the structure itself part of the design. The steel does not hide behind the wood or apologize for its presence. Its clean welds do the job of holding everything together without pretending to be something else.  

The wood top shows real character. Visible knots and grain variation are smoothed for a clean, flat surface texture.  This is a real wood desk built from reclaimed or locally fallen lumber that carries its history in the grain rather than a factory finish designed to look uniform. Every top will differ because every tree differed.

A lower shelf spans between the leg frames, adding storage for books or gear or the general accumulation of a working life. The shelf also ties the steel structure together visually and gives the whole piece a layered depth that a simple desk without shelf would lack. Use it for your cpu or your reference books or the things you need within reach but off your work surface.

The steel frame uses squared tubing with a powder coated finish that lets the material read honestly. You can see where the welds were ground flat and how the corners were joined. This is writing desk construction borrowed from workshop furniture and architectural fabrication rather than from office supply catalogs.

We build each solid wood desk to order in our Los Angeles workshop. The wood comes from trees that fell naturally around Southern California, lumber that would have gone to landfill but now becomes the surface where you do your work. The steel gets cut and welded by hand, then finished to protect against rust while keeping that industrial character intact.

A simple desk for people who want a custom desk without the fuss. Office desks do not need to be overstuffed with features to earn their place in a room. Sometimes clarity is the whole point.

FAQs

Absolutely. Head to our Get My Custom Quote page and let us know what you're looking for. We'll get right back to you with a quote or questions.

We'll show you. If there are any questions about what your piece will look like, we'll include a custom digital rendering with your purchase to make sure we'll all on the same page with the dimensions, design and orientation of your piece.

You bet. For a full list of possibilities with color swatches, head to the Cardinal Powder Coating Color Chart. When you've chosen a color, enter it into the Order Note on the Cart page.

our urban hardwoods
sycamore, elm & ash

These sustainable planks come from non-farmed trees that recently fell in our metropolitan environment. Local urban-lumber milling companies such as Angel City Lumber and Street Tree Revival will retrieve them and turn them into beautiful dimensional lumber, rather than allowing them to be sent to landfills. We've fostered excellent relationships with these organizations (noble, good-looking heroes whom we love dearly), so they'll call us when the newest batches are about to be dried and milled.

Our Reclaimed Wood
Old-growth Doug fir

We respect the use of all reclaimed wood, but at Parkman we only use salvaged lumber from Los Angeles County structures that were built about 100 years ago or more. This old-growth wood is derived from ancient trees that, thankfully, are no longer being deforested. We prefer this sustainable lumber due to its natural durability and beauty. Conversely, most furniture wood these days comes from farms that cut their crop young, leaving the lumber comparatively soft and bland. These farms also use massive amounts of energy and water, unnecessarily damaging the global environment.

Long dining table with wooden base

in-house fabrication

& fair wages

We perform all of our woodwork and metalwork in our Los Angeles workshop so that we can personally oversee every aspect of your build. Most shops you'll come across simply design and market products, but don't actually build any furniture, preferring to outsource the physical work to cheaper white-label shops. We lean into the entire process, from inception to inspection, and pay fair wages with benefits to our expert craftspeople.

Don't take our word for it

★★★★★

They were not only incredibly professional, promptly responsive, and helpful - they delivered the most BEAUTIFUL table.

Allegra S.

12/22

★★★★★

This is a world class establishment run by kind, cool and tasteful people.

Jordan H.

12/22

★★★★★

They even helped me get it shipped fully assembled from LA to Chicago without issue, and sent me pictures of it prior to shipping. Top notch custom woodworking business!

Elizabeth H.

8/22

★★★★★

I am lucky to have found them. My partner and I went to check out the workshop and were met with great customer service, which persisted throughout the process.

Ramon T.

7/22

★★★★★

For a similar cost to a mid-tier retailer you can get a fully custom piece made just for you, with reclaimed wood you can feel great about. Super happy with it!

Lindsey K.

8/22

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