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Nate – The book is good but the desk style he builds is much different then what you are talking about. It is more a pair of stacked chests with a pull down drawer front on the top row and a desk gallery behind it. I love the book but assuming you know how to make half blind dovetails, it probably won’t tell you much of use in your proposed project so if money is tight you could save some there. I concur with the idea of making it a big torsion box, that would be the strongest way. If you’re still concerned about rigidity, small frame of steel angle iron (painted black of course) underneath is a thought. It would add rigidity and could be made discreet. To carry the thought a bit further, make a pair of black iron saw horses to mount it on. They would be smaller then wooden ones of the same strength, giving you more room under the desk for chairs.
Please keep us updated on your project, I’m a big fan of the campaign style.
Cheers