School Desk

I have an older style wooden school teachers desk. You know, the big heavy heavy thing your old angry teacher had. Well the top layer of wood paneling got warped from when the desk was in storage and is being temporarily being held down with finishing nails. I want to put a new top piece on the desk but not sure exactly what material I should use. I am not carpentry educated at all so I don't know what to use. Any advice would be great.

You may want to try and remove that old wood paneling, if possible. Or glue it down well, because,whatever you use to cover it, will be affected, by what is under it.
You can visit Home Depot or Lowes, and check out their wood paneling. If you have the dimensions, they will cut it to size for you. Then just use some wood glue, to apply it to the desk top.
You may want to check out, laminate wood flooring, which comes in strips. I'm sure you've seen those around. It most likely be necessary to cut or saw off the excess, but should be easy with a jig saw. They most likely come with instructions to do that, on the box. You may have to use some tape, so they edges don't get chipped, as you cut.
There is one easier way, which depends on whether or not, you care about the looks of the desk, or just want some nice clean surface to work on.
But you could check out, those vinyl floor times, which often come in wood styles. They are self stick, easy to cut etc, and a box of those are fairly inexpensive. Worth checking out, if you just need the desk to look fine and be used the way you want. Nice thing about tiles, if you damage one, they are easy to replace. Good luck.

2010-09-14 12:26:44 by Donald B

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Hi I am conducting an experiment on the amount of bacteria colonies on a school desk that has been clean vs. one that hasn't. How do I count the bacteria? Can I just swab the desk and then analyze under a microscope?

Any advice would be helpful
---Thanks
Why can't I? I know you can count the colonies on your hand?

You can't.

You should re-read your assignment.

2009-12-10 14:45:25 by Nick

Price: $14.99 $12.79

I want to buy a school desk (one with a chair attached) but I want a modern one not an antique one. I want one that schools use now. But I can't find any so can someone point me in the direction of a good place to get them fairly cheap?

I've seen lots of the modern school desks at thrift stores. Some of them have wooden desk tops, but I've seen other tops on them too.

But be cautious with thrift stores. Sometimes you just have to be there at the right time.

Also check out local home-school supply stores and common places like eBay and Amazon.

2009-05-29 18:41:30 by KityTheOriginalQueenOfTheWorld

Price: $165.00 $114.99

Under top storage
Pecan finish
Toddler to school age

I bought an old hard wood childrens school desk (and chair) that has a hole for the ink well. Could you give some advice as to what is the best polish or treatment? I don't want them to look new, but it looks like they could use some moisture. I've heard that some furniture polishes are not that good for old furniture..

I have over 17 years in woodworking, finishing and refinishing experience. Personally, I use my antiques, I could care less about 18th century being worth blah, blah… It’s nice to know that, “yes that ugly black mahogany table is worth 15K.. But ya know what… It’s ugly. “ If you want to keep it for a museum piece then I REALLY suggest contacting ANY museum and asking them about what is best. They will be glad to answer. As for ME.. I use beeswax for preservation. JUST like the museums. Car polish is NOT a substitute. Other waxes can either leave the piece white in colour or yellow. What actually happens with wax is that when applied it actually softens the OLD wax and never builds up. This is NOT like spray waxes. This is hand applied stuff.. do a small area etc.. BE CAREFUL. Wax can strip old finishes become gummy because of water based finishes, dirt, buildup of cheep polishes, etc…. Who knows what care your piece had prior so adding a “finish” like tung oil etc is possibly asking for trouble. Usually the piece is cleaned with mild soap and then a finish is applied. NO, NO, NO!!! Why should you NOT do this. The water based finish JUST might go bye, bye. UNLESS you are a pro. DO NOT use a wood cleaner. They can be stripers just as easy. I’ve used wood cleaning solutions to strip old finishes. Non toxic and lemony fresh. (Just joking about the lemony fresh)

Since I can’t SEE the piece. Really. Call a museum and ask if they can take 10 minutes of their time to help ya. They might even let ya bring the desk there and take a look at for ya.

2006-12-21 02:43:45 by yourdayscoming

My mom has this antique school desk, and the company who made it is written on the side. It's called "Silent Giant". It could date back to anywhere from the late 1800's to the late 1920's. It has like a pattend code on the side of it. Is there any way I could find out how old it is, WITHOUT seeing an antique apraiser? If so, let me know.

~Try that code on google along the word school desk and see if something comes up.~

2008-06-10 18:22:25 by Hannah B