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   flairwoodworks | Oct 17, 2008 03:32am | #1

   Peter,

   From a comfort aspect, anything but a sharp corner would be fine. A simple round over would be nice. You could do a larger radius up top and a smaller radius on the bottom. You don't mention what type of a desk this is, but I have always wanted to make a writing desk with a leather pad for writing on. Maybe the leather could wrap over the front edge...

   Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com

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   PeterDurand | Oct 17, 2008 03:39am | #2

   Thanks.She will have her monitor on it. It has a pull out keyboard and stuff like that. The actual computer is elsewhere...not in the desk.Cheers,Peter 

   Better life through Zoodles and poutine...

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   KungFuJesus | Oct 17, 2008 06:42am | #3

   maybe a large bevel (like from a big panel raising bit) that runs the length of the seating area and then blends into the rest of the edge.

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   Lataxe | Oct 17, 2008 11:40am | #4

   Peter,

   I made a Greene & Greene style computer desk some time ago and it's now in use every day. This was my first wholly hand-made piece so the edges of the top were all given a simple G&G soft roundover with a spokeshave, then some sanding-off of the spokeshave chamfer-edged cuts. The rounded-over edge looks like a (very slightly variable) roundover from a router bit but retains the feel of those chamfers when touched by the hand.

   The thing about G&G is that it's soft edges not only give it a more organic look but also seems to suit human touch. The roundover on the desk top and the bottom of the aprons allow hands and knees to slide onto or under the desk with no catch or jab; yet the slight variation and the sanded chamfers from the spokeshave leave a tactile feel that you don't get from a router bit (or, I suspect, from a molding plane).

   If the soft roundover suits the style of the rest of your desk, give the spokeshave a try maybe.

   Lataxe

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   RalphBarker | Oct 17, 2008 06:47pm | #5

   Along the lines of Chris's suggestion, I like the elliptical shape of table-edge bits on the top, with a smaller radius round-over on the bottom.

   Like: http://eagleamerica.com/product.asp?pn=P14-3547 but positioned for a smooth transition to the top surface.

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   PeterDurand | Oct 17, 2008 07:14pm | #6

   Thank you all. Great ideas. 

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