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Solid wood butcher block vs hollow core desk for my home office
I spent three weekends going back and forth on this for my new WFH setup. The butcher block was $180 at the lumber yard and weighs as much as a small car. The hollow core door from the hardware store was $45 but felt like tapping on a snare drum. I ended up going with the solid maple because I planned to mount a triple monitor arm and didn't want it to flex. The result is stable as a rock, but my back still hurts from carrying that slab up the stairs. Has anyone here tried drilling through butcher block for cable grommets without chipping the edges?
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perez.barbara3d ago
The triple monitor arm on butcher block does sound like a good call. But before you go drilling for grommets, are you sure you want to put holes in that solid maple? Maybe think about using a clamp-on cable tray underneath instead.
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