[header] How to move an oak desk by yourself [title] Prepare a piece of scrap lumber, about 1 " thick and 3 " x 9 ". [step] Place it on the floor, butted up to the side of the desk. Pre-drill two holes and place a couple of deck screws through the scrap piece, into the floor. 
This provides a' hard stop' for the desk on one side. [title] Position one of the dollies (flat , 4 wheels, available from hardware stores) on one side near your wide stance feet.