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29th November 2012, 11:27 PM #1Senior Member
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Better than Studley!
Now this is cabinetmaking! Have a look at this exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Watch the video of the Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen. Here's the link:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Extravagant Inventions
Enjoy
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30th November 2012, 06:32 AM #2
That's some roll-top.
Did anyone else notice when the person demonstrating it was opening th draws inside the roll-top, he'd taken his white gloves off! Then back on to shut it up and lock it.Dragonfly
No-one suspects the dragonfly!
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30th November 2012, 06:15 PM #3
I did notice that, particularly since you mentioned it before I watched the clip. It appears that the drawer pulls need to be canted to release the individual drawers (i.e another level of locks) and after doing a lot of white glove work metal polishing, I suspect that most people would not be able to execute the release while wearing gloves.
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1st December 2012, 09:02 AM #4
It is interesting to see the details and the thought that went into making this piece.
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8th December 2012, 02:37 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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I think the Berlin Seretary blows the rolltop out of the water...
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