dpb wrote:
DJ Delorie wrote:
dpb writes:
And, I'd add a ledge underneath (as an add-on moulding, most likely)
so it'll take somebody getting up there to hang a picture in the
corner, etc.

The design includes a back leg and arched brace, hopefully that will
be enough. The top is 1" thick solid hardwood (one's oak, the other
desks are maple).

Just need to have enough beef in the support to handle the
unexpected--somebody, sometime _will_ look at that hunk of oak and say
"I don't need no steenkin' ladder to change this-there blulb in
that-there light!" or somesuch...

The question to ask is "would I screw my wife on this?". If not then it's
not strong enough.