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IKEA Jerker Upgrade

I’ve had an IKEA Jerker desk for the last 6 years. There are a number of things I really like about the design:

  1. I can adjust the height and configuration of the shelves.
  2. My near-field reference monitor speakers sit perfectly on the side-shelves.
  3. The metal frame is sturdy and my magnetic storage containers stick to them quite well.

That being said, I’ve never really liked the beech-finish laminate particleboard shelves. They’ve always just looked cheap. Earlier this spring I replaced all the shelves with high-grade baltic-birch plywood. It only took a few hours of work. I finished it off with a few coats of tung oil, which I buffed to a nice matte finish.

Here’s the result:

Jerker Upgrade

Jerker Upgrade Detail

This entry was written by PJ Doland, posted on April 29, 2007 at 5:42 pm, filed under Woodworking. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

7 Comments

  1. Steve
    Posted June 16, 2007 at 1:12 pm | Permalink

    What are the little grey boxes hanging off the uprights?

    Also I love the sliderule

  2. aj
    Posted June 16, 2007 at 9:12 pm | Permalink

    @Steve: those little boxes are Ikea Grundtal magnetic spice holders (if memory serves).

    I like the way you’ve integrated the small 9-drawer storage unit. And i presume those are KRK Rokit 6 speakers? (I have ‘em in my home studio…) Do you use this for music production or just regular ‘ol computing? (came here via ikeahacker).

  3. PJ Doland
    Posted June 16, 2007 at 9:17 pm | Permalink

    They are little magnetic spice holders, but they’re not from Ikea. I got them at The Container Store.

    I use the desk for music production and regular computing.

  4. Matt
    Posted June 17, 2007 at 12:01 am | Permalink

    Hello, What kind of keyboard is that? Looks like a great ergonomic keyboard.

  5. PJ Doland
    Posted June 17, 2007 at 12:07 pm | Permalink

    They keyboard is a Kinesis Advantage MPC USB/QD

  6. chris fredette
    Posted September 26, 2007 at 3:30 pm | Permalink

    where did you get that giant slide rule!!!! i must have one.

  7. Steve
    Posted February 9, 2008 at 1:14 am | Permalink

    Hey that is a very nice and clean setup. I do have a question. Where did you get that chair!!?? I’ve been looking for them. The bank has tons of them but I don’t know anyone that has it…

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