How to Make a Sawhorse Desk

Make sure at least one surface of your door is absolutely flat, as it will be your desktop. Turn the desktop side down and mark off two pencil lines the same distance (preferably a foot or more) from the door top and bottom. These will be your guides for your sawhorses (the further you place the sawhorses from the edges of the desk, the more stable the desk will be).

Set your sawhorses against an open wall about 4 feet apart. They should extend lengthwise from the wall (the wall will help to stabilize your desk). Make sure their height is exactly the same; otherwise your desk will slant.

Lay the door, pencil marked side down, across the sawhorses. Shift the sawhorses until each is inside the pencil guideline (this way they will be evenly spaced at each end). They don't have to be physically attached to the desk; it should balance on its own.

Place your computer and office supplies on the desk. Nudge the desk slightly to make sure everything is stable. If it isn't you might want to shift your sawhorses slightly inward or rearrange the objects on the desk to distribute the weight more evenly.