How to Build a Wood Bracket for a Desk

If you are building a desk for a home office, child's playroom or workshop, you need to install brackets beneath the desk to secure the desk top to the legs. Metal brackets are commonly used for securing a desk top; however, you can build your own brackets out of wood. This can allow you to make use of scrap lumber, which might reduce the cost of building the desk. Building wood brackets is a straightforward task that requires relatively few tools.

Things You'll Need

• 1-by-2-inch lumber
• Measuring tape
• Miter saw
• 2-inch wood screws
• Electric screwdriver

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Measure two sections of 1-by-2-inch lumber with a measuring tape and mark them at 6 inches each. Cut the sections with a miter saw.

   • 2

     Miter both ends of one of the lumber sections at 45-degree angles to form the bottom support for the bracket.

   • 3

     Assemble the sections so that one end of the mitered section rests flush against the bottom of the other section. The two pieces should form a 45-degree angle.

   • 4

     Insert two 2-inch wood screws through the bottom bracket support into the top section of the bracket with an electric screwdriver.