Let’s talk about the amount of satisfaction you get after building something with your own hands. Does anything come close to the feeling? I think not. DIY-ing stuff for homes is a practice that predates the Internet and has a certain je ne sais quoi. Earlier, the process for these handmade things was time-consuming. However, modern technology gives us the freedom to showcase creativity far more quickly than previously thought possible, and the ability to share it with the rest of the world. DIYers now make videos of their processes and frankly, they are beyond inspirational. Take this DIY flowing lava river gaming desk for instance.
Created by Canada-based artist and YouTuber Drew Anger, this flowing lava desk is a stunning piece of furniture, and I can’t begin to fathom the time and hard work it took Drew to achieve the end result. Drew’s YouTube channel @DrewBuildsStuff is full of an eclectic blend of handcrafted things that tickled his fancy.
In a 30-minute video, Drew goes on about making a flowing lava river table from scratch. The L-shaped river table mimics the lava cascading over the edge. He begins by creating the base for the desk. Then, he sands some burled elm slabs and cuts them into desired shapes. Before arranging the wood pieces into two molds to create the L-shape, he sprays epoxy mold release to help the table pop out easily at the end. Then, Drew pours the first layer of epoxy and lets it cure for a few days.
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Once the epoxy is cured, it is time to add the LED strip lights which will help the lava flow get some realistic color. Drew drills a hole in the table, sticks in the lighting strip, and seals the hole to prevent epoxy dripping. He chalks the strips around the wood pieces. Using red, black, white, and yellow tempered glass shards, he layers the space between the randomly placed wood slabs to mimic the lava river.
After the glass is in place and leveled, Drew pours more epoxy resin on top to seal the deal. Four days later, the epoxy is cured and rock solid, which is time to de-mold the DIY furniture. Then he scrapes off a fraction of the top epoxy layer to reach the wood. Using a belt sander, he sands any irregularities before moving to an orbital sander.
A misfortunate incident later – where he trips over the LED light strip and damages it, prompting him to go through the backside to extract the strip and add a new strip – Drew polishes the surface with an oil finish to give it a slightly glossy look.
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Now is the time to flip the pieces upside down and build the legs. Drew uses brackets to hold the L-shape in place. On the other end, he creates rectangular legs with steel tubes welded together. Once everything is secured and in place, it’s time to set up the gaming desk.
Drew Anger shows the entire process while giving out details about each material he used to create this flowing lava river gaming desk, in his video. The result of his hard work and patience is a gorgeous piece of furniture, which anyone can make with a bit of DIY-ing skills.
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