With my idea fresh in mind, I immediately got to work using a CAD software called Autodesk Inventor. I've used it for five years now through all of the Project Lead the Way classes along with 8th grade technology. It's incredibly useful for a project like this as I would be able to match parts of the desk together which I may not be too sure if they would fit together as one may hope.
For example, the material I will be working with will have a three dimensional volume. If I were to create something even as simple as two slabs of wood coming together at a right angle, I would have to take into account the thicknesses of the wood to make sure the ends line up and create a smooth connection, instead of looking like the two pieces belong elsewhere.
I started off with making the desk top, giving it slight curtains and slots for the legs.
With the desk top created, I made the back legs with a two slits for support.
The leg has been tapered at -2.5 degrees to give it a more appealing look. The top slit is the mortise for the two side supports, although I'm not sure if the side containing the drawers will be the same as the other yet.
In preparation for the drawers, I created the ideal back panel which would support the drawers and complete the back support of the frame of the desk.
So far these are the three parts I have completed in inventor, and I'm hoping in a week or so to have the entire set completed with a full and correct dimension of every part.
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