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<p>[QUOTE="TexAg, post: 3050511, member: 86167"]It's been about 1-1/4 year since I started CRH in earnest. Most of that time our kitchen has been the "scene of the crime" with my stuff all over it. Needless to say the wife has been ready for me to find a different space. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie65" alt=":meh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Plus anytime we have company, I have to clean off table only to pull everything back out again after they leave. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> We settled on the idea of another roll top desk (I already have one for my fly tying hobby), and luckily I found a motivated seller with a really nice third hand desk. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bought it Saturday and had to glue back a crack we caused to the base trim while moving the beast to the house. Then I spent a lot of time with furniture polish and Old English Scratch Cover making it look new again. I discovered the roll top locks when you close it, <b><i>and </i></b>it came with just one skeleton key. But, I found a locksmith who hand filed another key to match it so I'm covered in case I lock the primary key inside.</p><p>Now, when company comes over, I can just close the top and voila! Our TV sits right in between both desks so I can enjoy my hobbies and keep and eye on the ball game at the same time. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Life is sweet! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. Check out what's on my laptop.........</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763295[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]763296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]763297[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TexAg, post: 3050511, member: 86167"]It's been about 1-1/4 year since I started CRH in earnest. Most of that time our kitchen has been the "scene of the crime" with my stuff all over it. Needless to say the wife has been ready for me to find a different space. :meh: Plus anytime we have company, I have to clean off table only to pull everything back out again after they leave. :banghead: We settled on the idea of another roll top desk (I already have one for my fly tying hobby), and luckily I found a motivated seller with a really nice third hand desk. Bought it Saturday and had to glue back a crack we caused to the base trim while moving the beast to the house. Then I spent a lot of time with furniture polish and Old English Scratch Cover making it look new again. I discovered the roll top locks when you close it, [B][I]and [/I][/B]it came with just one skeleton key. But, I found a locksmith who hand filed another key to match it so I'm covered in case I lock the primary key inside. Now, when company comes over, I can just close the top and voila! Our TV sits right in between both desks so I can enjoy my hobbies and keep and eye on the ball game at the same time. ;) Life is sweet! :D P.S. Check out what's on my laptop......... [ATTACH=full]763295[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]763296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]763297[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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