On Jan 10, 10:32*pm, "m. scott veach" wrote:
I'm a stone-cold amateur at woodworking. *Doing my very first project
of any kind: *making a simple desk out of some plywood and electrical
conduits for legs.

Metal tube legs joined to a plywood top? That's HARD.
Wood legs joined to a skirt, with the skirt clamped to the
top, is much easier. Trying to mate metal to wood only works
well (without squeaking and fragility) if the metal is a flat plate.