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10-28-2014, 09:04 AM #11Plausibly implausible
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You going to get a nice antique desk Ed or a new one? Older ones seem to be quite expensive over here. Mine (which I think is maybe Edwardian or art deco) cost over 500 bucks 20 years ago; and these days nice desks seem pretty rare in antique shops and seem to command prices upwards of 800.
Originally Posted by edhewitt
I think a desk needs to be the right height for writing letters, but also be able to hold a whole bunch of stuff; so it needs chunky drawers. It also needs to look nice. It should, I think, be wooden. It should have nice dovetail joints (no glue and staples; proper, proper joints).
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10-28-2014, 10:33 AM #12Senior Member
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Desk:
But here's how it usually looks now that my kid can climb:
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10-28-2014, 11:02 AM #13
I am not sure carl, depends what I can find, i might end up with a dining table, plenty of space on dining tables.
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10-28-2014, 07:53 PM #14Senior Member
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While in college I picked up a desk/entertainment center that had been a 5' x 16' solid wood conference table. It so happened that it did not exist on any records and was being moved to offsite storage (still with no record of them owning it) by Government entities to remain unnamed...so we being the good rivals that we were made them honest men and saved them the time moving it. We figured we'd give it back when they asked, but instead they were happy that there was no paperwork to checking it into storage. Originally Posted by edhewitt
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10-28-2014, 08:04 PM #15Plausibly implausible
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That's very nice, Major. Us army types always put all our army stuff on our desk, don't we? Originally Posted by MajorEthanolic
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10-28-2014, 08:21 PM #16Senior Member
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reminds me of a saying, If a messy desk is the sign of a messy mind, then what's the sign of an empty desk?
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10-28-2014, 10:04 PM #17Senior Member
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My entire office is military: Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider
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10-29-2014, 02:20 PM #18
Well this is my desk, it's not much but it's what I got.
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10-29-2014, 02:44 PM #19Razor Vulture
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My dusty ,junky desk in the shop back office. Made in the 40's by General Fireproofing. Heavy, double-walls everywhere.
No customers come back there!
The bulk of my restoration work and honing take place on that left pull-out.
Sign above it!
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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10-29-2014, 03:11 PM #20
Sorry missed out the overflow shelf above
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