There s just something about a door that opens and closes without swinging on a hinge.
Roll top desk construction.
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Kenneth baumert a woodworker and mechanical engineer came up with a design that eliminates the cloth backing on tambour doors by using an elongated ball and socket joint.
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Your eye is automatically drawn to the tambour door.
Roll top desks came into existence in the united states during the latter part of the 19th century.
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Down from the edge and on the inside of the panel.
Strip is bent to form the shape of the edge and fastened with round headed brass screws.
Over time desk variations merged to include tambour doors and pigeonhole compartments.
But when you look past the door you ll see what makes this desk a special project to build.
A thin 1 4 by 1 3 4 in.
For one thing there s the desk organizer hidden behind the door.
The roots of the roll top desk go back more than 200 years.
Always read the roll top desk woodworking plans carefully and make sure that there is enough information provided for you to be able to complete the project before you invest in materials.
Selection of manufactured roll top desks.
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The exterior facade of a roll top desk as well as its construction can provide visual clues as to its age.
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Each desk featured a rolling door that slid up and down to reveal or conceal built in pigeonholes shelves and a flat writing surface.
These roll top desk plans and accompanying instructions require a senior level of woodworking capability.
Take this roll top desk.
Roll top desk with a top cabinet.
Details of roll top desk.
Instead of cutting a groove for the roll top curtain one is made by fastening a 1 2 by 3 4 in.
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