I’m building a desk for my room. 7ft by 25 inches. I bought the desktop already and the square table legs. The table is a Senna Siamea solid wood butcher block. I was wondering if I should add a middle support of some sort to prevent sagging. I wasn’t sure if the wood was hard enough to prevent that. I will have 3 monitors on my desk and a small record player.

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Guygan t1_iyfaxba wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:31 PM

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Simple solution: do a test. Put heavy stuff on it and see if it sags.

leanmeancoffeebean t1_iyfda2k wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:49 PM

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On large heavy wood table tops usually a metal c bar is used. I think you could probably buy (or thrift/salvage) one or two adjustable legs that could be attached in the middle opposite side where you’ll sit.

If you find a leg but it’s too short you could add a block of wood to correctly space it.

If you’re into woodworking there’s lots of other options; most simple being a vertical oriented board to prevent sagging