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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Newcomer_Marc, post: 69232, member: 827&quot;]Hello Antiquers,</p><p><br /></p><p>For some time I&#039;ve been searching for &#039;antique&#039; furniture for my room, you see I&#039;m a student so my budget is limited. Two days ago I found a roll top desk not far away. The previous owners had used it for 30 years and are very fond of it, however they wanted to sell it.</p><p>My intent is to restore or refinish this desk (but not to sell it) coming summer because I have some spare time and I would enjoy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I&#039;ve never restore or refinish furniture before. I want to restore it to it original state. I&#039;ll add some photo&#039;s down below.</p><p>For one I don&#039;t know anything about this desk, I&#039;ve searched this forum before posting but haven&#039;t seen it yet.</p><p>Second, I don&#039;t know how to restore it. For example, how can I check if the desk is waxed or not etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this is the right forum to post any of these questions and if possible get advice on how to restore this desk to its former glory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. The key is missing so I&#039;ve taken out the lock in order to check the roller. It seems like one slat is loose. If necessary I can provide more photo&#039;s (with pleasure)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7845_zpswz6h9g1e.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7845_zpswz6h9g1e.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah237/Newcomer_Marc/Desk/IMG_7845_zpswz6h9g1e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7851_zps2uw7ut7u.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7851_zps2uw7ut7u.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah237/Newcomer_Marc/Desk/IMG_7851_zps2uw7ut7u.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7850_zpsmxgsvxwz.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7850_zpsmxgsvxwz.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah237/Newcomer_Marc/Desk/IMG_7850_zpsmxgsvxwz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7852_zpsmatw9aao.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7852_zpsmatw9aao.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah237/Newcomer_Marc/Desk/IMG_7852_zpsmatw9aao.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7861_zpshxtlyajy.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Newcomer_Marc/media/Desk/IMG_7861_zpshxtlyajy.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah237/Newcomer_Marc/Desk/IMG_7861_zpshxtlyajy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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