Be sure to apply enough glue that all the fabric is attached securely onto the wood.
Replacing roll top desk repair.
Today buying and restoring a roll top desk can be rewarding if you give it careful attention.
There are many markers that can help you identify the age and value of a roll top desk.
They were mass produced to satisfy the demand.
Maybe you could try a hair dryer to warm the glue then gently use putty knife or painters 5 in 1 tool to start separating the two pieces.
My antique roll top desk suffered some during moving.
Some people believe that disassembling a roll top desk to make repairs to the tambour is like finding the key to a chinese puzzle box.
How to repair a roll top desk.
Roll top desks feature a flexible door or tambour made from several wooden slats which when pushed or pulled glide along side tracks to open or close the desk.
With a bit of thought you will realize that although the makers of roll top desks delight in making their desks a little complicated they still must be simple enough to assemble and disassemble that furniture repairmen far from the maker can replace parts.
Unfortunately this roll top style of door is notoriously difficult to fix because most of their mechanisms are hidden within the cabinet itself.
A rolltop desk may reflect days gone by and serve as an accent piece but when it gets stuck it is only frustrating.
Step 1 install a counterweight or magnet.
A roll top desk s door or tambour is what sets it apart from any other wood desk offering a way to keep things out of sight out of mind after the day s work is done.
The roll top on my desk was only broke into two sections so i did not tear the old fabric off and re position everything.
The upper part of the top isn t level or has a gap to the right side where it meets the desk top from zero on the left to nearly 3 8 on the.
The steps below are meant to make the repair process on these doors easy enough for anyone to attempt.
If yours is broken in many pieces though it may be wise to take each section apart and glue it back onto the new fabric piece by piece.
The roll top desk was popular at the beginning of the last century.
Depending on the age of the desk look on the underside of the top sometimes they the top roll part are screwed in from the bottom.