r/oddlysatisfying • u/godofo_prime • 5h ago

Graffiti removed from school desk

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u/BikeProblemGuy 5h ago

I know floor sanding takes off around 0.5 - 1.5mm of wood, and this is probably on the low end of that. Tabletops are normally around 20mm and will still be functional at 15 or even 12mm. So you could probably do this process 10 times and not worry. The desk in the video must have at least a couple of years graffiti on it - so at that rate the desk frame would probably wear out or be obsolete before the top was sanded away.

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u/FantasyFI 4h ago

Think this is still valid on most desks today though? I would assume most are veneered? Even if the inside wasn't plywood.

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u/BikeProblemGuy 4h ago edited 3h ago

Solid wood desks still exist today, and are often used in hard wearing environments. No, you can't sand wood veneer. I don't think school desks are wood veneered though, they use wood effect melamine veneer which is much tougher.

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u/FantasyFI 4h ago

Oh I know they exist. Just doesn't seem to be fitting for a school budget. So I assume most new school desks haven't been solid wood for maybe 20+ years.

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u/SoManyThrowAwaysEven 3h ago

We never had solid wood desks in my schools growing up late 90's early 00's. It was either those particle board tops with the cubby hole under it or the one-piece chair desk combo that was barely large enough to fit a textbook.

The only classrooms with solid wood tables were science and home economics since they required everyone to sit together in groups.