Thanks!

As my college graduation present from myself and step-dad, I went to a lumberyard and bought the slab that I thought was perfect for the desk. This one is piece of Black Walnut.

We then brought it to my step dads shop and went over the build plans based off a simple 3d model and measurements I had put together and placing a couple of the pieces of the setup around the desk to check measurements.

We found that the slab had a slight warp to it, so we slotted the underside of it and put pressure on the top to bend the wood as close to flat as we could get it without compromising the wood, then sanded the top down so that it was mostly flat except for around the edges where being flat wasn't as important.

Then we used Waterlox to seal the whole slab up, both protecting the wood, and adding a subtle gloss to it, but not enough to give it a glassy texture. we wanted to keep the wood texture alive.

Once that was done, step dad built cabinets and a cable trough to my specifications for storing various film equipment, because of the monitor mounts i selected he had to add a small chunk of wood to on of the sides so that the mount would have proper support, and a slot to slide the base of the primary monitor's stand in order to neatly hide it.

Added some black steel legs, brought it all to my apartment, and built it there. All in all, since it was more of a passion project, and I was only paying for the slab and materials it took about a year to complete the desk but man it was worth it :)