How to Move a Rolltop Desk
- Separate your roll top desk into sections (if applicable).
- Remove all drawers from your rolltop desk.
- Secure the rolltop cover on your desk using zip ties or some other type of binding material.
- Pad the individual pieces of your rolltop desk.
Can you take the top off a roll top desk?
Rolltop desks used to be common. Clean off the surface of your desk, both inside the roll top and on the very top of the desk. Close all drawers and roll down the roll top most of the way. Cut from bottom to top, stopping about 2 inches shy of the top lip of the desk to saw across and remove the strip.
What are the dimensions of a roll top desk?
Specifications
- Roll Top Desk Dimensions: Height: 47 ½” Width: 42″ Depth: 30″
- Wood: Oak Wood (Standard) Rustic Walut Wood.
- Drawer Slides: Under-Mount Soft-Close Drawer Slides.
- Standard Features: Dovetailed Drawers. Raised Panel Sides.
- Optional Features: Drawers on Top – Adds 4″ to Height. Raised Panel Solid Wood Back.
How to determine the age of an antique roll top desk?
Trustworthy resources can help confirm your age calculations. Take a good look at the type of wood the roll-top desk is made of to help you determine its age. The early roll-top desks were typically constructed from cherry, mahogany or black walnut, while oak was often used after 1900.
How is a roll top desk put together?
Remove a drawer from the roll-top desk to see how it was put together. A dovetail joint resembles the triangle shape of a bird’s tail and holds the boards together with cutouts in the wood that fit together snugly.
Where are the hinges on a rolltop desk?
Note that the back frame of the top is separated from where the rolltop door comes down. These are mounted to the back with 2 hinges, which I saw on a rolltop desk, and liked. I did not realize at the time that this was a lifesaver when putting in and out the rolltop drawer. The next step was to create the rolltop door.
What’s the best way to paint a rolltop desk?
I was able to do this with a thin coat of primer. Get just enough primer to fill in the dark portion in between the wood slats. Use your brush to wipe off any excess and wipe your brush on some paper if you have too much paint on your brush. You have time to wipe off the excess before it dries.
