In the past, we've presented metal-shaping articles that showed the average, inexperienced Joe how to create just about anything from a flat sheet of steel, provided he has access to the right tools.

This neat, angular desk tidy is truly 3D—but it hasn’t always been that way. In fact, it’s put together from a 0.8mm-thick carbon steel, laser-cut beforehand to make it easy to fold into shape. Some ...