Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing desk?.
Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour. Got a very nice
desk but some idiot has been using it to cut things on with a knife so
needs recovering.

I think a similar thing is called Baize but i think thats for Billiard
tables etc but this one is suitable for writing on without the need to
have something to press on under the writing paper as it were?.

Cheers...

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Tony Sayer

On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:23:44 +0100
tony sayer wrote:


Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing
desk?. Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour. Got a
very nice desk but some idiot has been using it to cut things on with
a knife so needs recovering.

I think a similar thing is called Baize but i think thats for Billiard
tables etc but this one is suitable for writing on without the need to
have something to press on under the writing paper as it were?.

Cheers...


Maybe not much help, but the ones I know have a leather surface. Baize
does not seem to be the right material for writing on, it's not smooth
enough.

Try Searching, there are lots of references.

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Davey.

In message , Davey
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On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:23:44 +0100
tony sayer wrote:

Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing
desk?. Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour. Got a
very nice desk but some idiot has been using it to cut things on with
a knife so needs recovering.

I think a similar thing is called Baize but i think thats for Billiard
tables etc but this one is suitable for writing on without the need to
have something to press on under the writing paper as it were?.

Maybe not much help, but the ones I know have a leather surface. Baize
does not seem to be the right material for writing on, it's not smooth
enough.

I tend to agree with Davey. Writing desks with an inset usually use
leather, or perhaps 'leatherette' today. Just done a Google images
search for writing desks, and cannot see anything that looks vaguely
baize or felt, but that does not help Tony.
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Graeme

On Monday, 18 April 2016 00:29:55 UTC+1, tony sayer wrote:
Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing desk?.
Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour.

More for card tables than writing tables, but there is 'felt fablon'

http://www.vinylwarehouse.co.uk/stic...ablon-65-c.asp

Owain

On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 07:30:55 +0100, News
wrote:

In message , Davey
writes
On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:23:44 +0100
tony sayer wrote:

Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing
desk?. Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour. Got a
very nice desk but some idiot has been using it to cut things on with
a knife so needs recovering.

I think a similar thing is called Baize but i think thats for Billiard
tables etc but this one is suitable for writing on without the need to
have something to press on under the writing paper as it were?.

Maybe not much help, but the ones I know have a leather surface. Baize
does not seem to be the right material for writing on, it's not smooth
enough.

I tend to agree with Davey. Writing desks with an inset usually use
leather, or perhaps 'leatherette' today. Just done a Google images
search for writing desks, and cannot see anything that looks vaguely
baize or felt, but that does not help Tony.

+1

This is the writing desk Mum would like to find a new home for that
has leather on all 3 surfaces:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ing%20desk.jpg

Cheers, T i m

In article ,
tony sayer wrote:
Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing desk?.
Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour. Got a very nice
desk but some idiot has been using it to cut things on with a knife so
needs recovering.

I think a similar thing is called Baize but i think thats for Billiard
tables etc but this one is suitable for writing on without the need to
have something to press on under the writing paper as it were?.

I'd say it's almost certainly leather. You need something fairly firm to
write on - some give, but not too much.

You can probably find some of the right colour on Ebay.

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On 4/18/2016 2:30 AM, News wrote:
Davey
tony sayer wrote:
Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing
desk?. Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour. Got a
very nice desk but some idiot has been using it to cut things on with
a knife so needs recovering.
I think a similar thing is called Baize but i think thats for Billiard
tables etc but this one is suitable for writing on without the need to
have something to press on under the writing paper as it were?.
Maybe not much help, but the ones I know have a leather surface. Baize
does not seem to be the right material for writing on, it's not smooth
enough.

I tend to agree with Davey. Writing desks with an inset usually use
leather, or perhaps 'leatherette' today. Just done a Google images
search for writing desks, and cannot see anything that looks vaguely
baize or felt, but that does not help Tony.

Perhaps the OP could use the flip (unmarked) side of a dressmaker's
rotary-cutting mat. They're generally green, although I've seen other
colours, they're smooth enough to use as a writing surface, and quite
sturdy.

On Monday, April 18, 2016 at 9:39:05 AM UTC+1, wrote:
On Monday, 18 April 2016 00:29:55 UTC+1, tony sayer wrote:
Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing desk?.
Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour.

More for card tables than writing tables, but there is 'felt fablon'

http://www.vinylwarehouse.co.uk/stic...ablon-65-c.asp

Owain

Have a look see.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEATHER-IN...-/111039889463

I.M.E the leather used is very thin so a modern alternative might be too thick

On 18/04/2016 00:23, tony sayer wrote:

Does anyone know what that covering is called thats on a writing desk?.
Its a sort of hard "ish" felt usually Green in colour. Got a very nice
desk but some idiot has been using it to cut things on with a knife so
needs recovering.

I think a similar thing is called Baize but i think thats for Billiard
tables etc but this one is suitable for writing on without the need to
have something to press on under the writing paper as it were?.

The thin self adhesive stuff I used for these drawers:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...FeltLining.jpg

would probably do the trick as long as whatever you stick it to is
fairly flat.

I got it on ebay.


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Cheers,

John.

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