I want to build a secretary's desk to look like the chest of drawers in my daughtor's room. Basically, the chest has 5 drawers; on the desk I will have a fold down writing surface in place of the top two drawers.
All the Secretary's desks I have seen fold back about 30 degrees past vertical. Is that just tradition, or is there a compelling reason for it? Obviously it will stay closed better that way than vertical, but a simple catch should be adequate for that.
Oh, if you know of any on-line plans for Secretary's desk I would appreciate the link. I have found two, but they are not particularly close to what I am try to do.
Thanks.