SD STUDIO DESIGNS Vintage Solid Wood Drawing 42" x 30" Angle Adjustable Top Drafting Table, 42", Slate Gray

This desk is beautiful. I absolutely love it. I bought the 42" wide version and it is the perfect size. I was originally going to buy the 36" size, and I am glad I didn't, it would have been too small limiting the types and size of projects I could work on and not the size drafting table I am used to working on. If you have the space, go for the 42" size, those 6" make all the difference. Amazing quality for the price. I was eyeing a similiar one on RH and it was just too expensive. I hemmed and hawed over ordering this one because of the mixed reviews, but after reading about the excellent customer service the manufacturer gave anyone with problems, I ordered it. I am so glad I did. I should have ordered it years ago when I first saw it on Amazon.com. It was easy to put together, arrived in perfect confition and all parts were there, clearly labeled. For those who say in their reviews that the holes are not drilled all the way through, they are not supposed to be - the screws need some wood to grab onto when putting the desk together. Other people said it was too low to use when tilted all the way down - this is a drafting table, not an easel. If you need an easel to be able to work on a vertical surface, you have to buy an easel, which is a different animal all together. Makes me wonder if those people ever used, worked on or owned a drafting table before. All in all a great purchase. I am thrilled and the desk is beautiful, real wood, not veneer or plastic laminate like some reviews said. This desk will look great in any room in the house. I am planning on buying a side tray that attaches to the desk for my art supplies and a clamp on lamp. I highly recommend this drafting table- go ahead and buy it, you will be glad you did. Love, love, love.

I purchased 42 inch wide version of this desk as it was one of the nicest looking in that size while also less expensive than others on Amazon.Assembly -Took me a little over an hour to complete, but was pretty simple from a series of 3 exploded view panels in the instructions. It seemed to me that so long as you use the right screws or dowels, which are pretty clearly labeled in separate bags and noted in the instructions, it would be hard to put this desk together incorrectly or in more than one way. The instructions say that the only additional tool you need is a Phillips head screwdriver as a small hex key/allen wrench is included in one of the parts bags.However, driving some of the screws into the base was made easier using our electric drill. You might also want to have a flathead screwdriver on hand for a certain step of the process, but I got by without one.Other reviewers mention that holes were missing, but I did not find any. Most of the major part attachments were done with bolts, not screws, and pilot holes were predrilled for the joins that required screws (because screws generally actually bite into wood, so if you drilled a full hole they'd have nothing to grip onto.)Usage -The desk is quite spacious (again, I am using the 42 inch version) and feels pretty solid considering that it is adjustable in angle and it has two legs, not four. I personally like that it is designed with two legs, as that means that if I need to I can tilt it to the about 90 degree mark and take up less space when not in use. In this "folded" position having two legs also means that the table is very easy to carry between rooms as you can carry it by the uppermost crossbar. I haven't weighed the desk, but it feels like it's around 30-35 pounds, perhaps a little more.If you plan on using the desk for technical drafting, there are no bumps or anything else that might interfere with the use of a T-square along the sides of the desk. I would advise against using the pencil bar at the front of the desk for aligning a sheet of paper horizontally with reliable accuracy, because the pencil bar does not sit at a perfect horizontal along its entire length when compared against my 42 inch T-square.Angle adjustment: The desk is, again, stable when the adjustment knobs are just slightly snug and the table adjusts in angle easily enough but with enough friction that it doesn't seem like it will swing free if you have a little bit of weight on it during the adjustment. Perhaps it might have been nice to have the pins that sprung into the holes along the metal wheels. As it is the only real way to tell if you're absolutely in one of the angle holes is if the knobs spin down all the way. If you can't tell by the picture, those holes are what determine what angles the desk can be adjusted to with the most stability. You could probably tighten down the knobs halfway between those holes, but you might damage or dent the metal at that point (I haven't tried, and the angles available seem fine.)Comment on height of the desk: I am 6 feet tall, and when the table angle is flat the desk is perhaps an inch or two below the height of my waistline. This means that for me it should be comfortable enough to use as a standing desk for the occasional project that requires that. The crossbars at the base of the desk serve as a sort of foot rest, which is nice.Build quality -The coloring of the wood stain seems even, though one or two corners look like they might have been made with darker wood or with a little extra stain (not very noticeable. All of the edges seem straight and well sanded. And, for the third time, the desk feels solid when I put some of my weight on it.Overall -I think I will very much enjoy using this desk for my Industrial Design projects as well as my personal projects. I have envied the desks on campus with their ample workspace, and now I have one of my own that looks very nice and didn't cost a fortune compared to the other options I've seen on Amazon and a nearby art store's website.

The natural wood really shines in this table. I got one of the open packages for a discount and I’m glad I did. The drawing board could be used with a short bar table chair or higher normal chair. It’s adjustable for the tilt but not the height. It looks at home in our Victorian house. Because I purchased a open box at a discount it was missing the instructions and one of the screw backs but nothing that made it impossible to put together and it seemed pretty easy to figure out.

This is a nice looking drawing table, and fairly sturdy. I've had to re-tighten all the screws a couple of times, but that's not too bad. The only drawbacks are 1) I wish it had some way to adjust the height. I had to put the legs on 1" boards to make it a little higher. And 2) the veneer peels off easily when cleaning. So be careful about that.Overall, though, a pretty good value, and it looks much nicer than my old table.

Do yourself the favor and snag it, I was skeptical with some reviews, mine came in perfect quality and in good shape shipping wise. Super simple to assemble. It’s a dream so far to paint on. I’m loving it and have no regrets! Definitely recommend the 42 inch variant for extra space.

For the price, this is an amazingly stylish, strong, stable, stunning table for drawing and designing. Packaging was very efficient, opened up like a tray to work on building the table. Overall, very, very happy with the purchase. I have pondered for months.

Really wood, steardy, fixed together screw and allen, and the nice addition of the ornate angle ajustment screws, really nice guy's a nd doll's, and mine, me being british and it being made in Malaysia and sold in america is well traveled, i look forward to useing its travel knowledge to work of, oh such thing to create thank you.

Ha venido un color distinto y la madera no es muy resistente. No lo he cambiado porque también me gusta este color. Veremos cómo va con el tiempo.

I bought this for my Architectural drafting & drawing classes. It looks amazing! Has that vintage feel and look and goes really well with my vintage Tsquares and my dad's old briefcase (who was an engineer). This piece reminds me of my dad's so much. It makes me feel inspired to draw up designs.Although it looks great it is not that sturdy. It wobbles when I erase. That's pretty much my only complaint. It's a great size for first drafting table and in my small townhouse. I love it nonetheless and will purchase matching stool.

This was an easy desk to assemble. The only complaint I have with it is the woodgrain top. It will texture your art if you draw right on it. I put a nice piece of plexiglass I bought at home depot for cheap and screwed it to the desktop. Its perfect now!

This desk is really well-designed and it looks as good as it does in the pictures. I’d recommend comparing the measurements against your space/desired purpose as I’ve seen reviews that commented the size was smaller as expected. I ordered the smaller drafting table with an adjustable height drafting stool and it is perfect as a small workdesk with a laptop. There were some minor wrestling with the assembly, but not so difficult they couldn’t be overcome. There’s a very slight warping in some of the pieces, so if it were a higher costing item I might ding it 0.5-1 stars, but for the price point I think it’s excellent.