My office desk that I built using steel pipes and a granite slab.

Moving my office into a new room, meant new opportunities for my work space. I have seen designs online of massive desks built out of essentially scaffolding. Some used wood for the tables, others used marble, granite or concrete. I decided to go with Granite.

Making sure my chair fits underneath the piping, its important to remember the weight of the granite will sink it a little more as well.

I built an L-Shaped table using 1 ¼” Rigid Pipe, and Kee-klamp connectors. I sized my table to use almost an entire slab of Granite. I did this because buying a whole slab allows for more exotic patterns and honestly I need the space so it was no problem.

I spent a few days driving to different Granite outlets to see my options. Since I was getting a whole slab everything was an option at these stores, instead of just a small area to choose from.

I probably looked at 30-50 slabs and decided on the above. I really like the black squares, dashes and dots, along with large quartz crystal deposits. In some areas you can shine a flashlight though the slab and see light coming though on the otherside due to the crystals in the granite.

After deciding on the slab and putting down a deposit, waiting for them cut and process it. I set up and installed the boarding that will go under neigh the Granite. I did this so the pressure on the granite is more uniform instead of just on small parts across the bars. I used plywood which then I painted a few times.

Cut, painted and installed with my LED lights bordering the desk.

It took about a week for the Granite outlet to get the slab to a cutter and installer, which then the installer brought the slab which was now cut in half for my table.

I have been sitting at this desk for months now, and its had no issues whatsoever. I find myself staring at the patterns in the granite and touching its special textures across the stone. Then I snap back to reality and get back to work. I find it amazing I completed this, and that I have a granite countertop in my office. You would usually only see them in high end kitchens, or used in nice homes for floors.

The desk stays very cool, I can rest my wrists on it as the fabricators planed the edges so they are not sharp. I am amazed how cool the desk stays, its basically a big piece of quartz stone.

Here is simplifed buildings site for many of their projects, where I got the Kee-Klamps and ideas for design:

https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/projects

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thanks @nevlu123 for the animation!