On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:42:14 +0000, Andy Dingley
wrote:

It was somewhere outside Barstow when (J T)
wrote:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/arc/194/

What a piece of ugly - thought it was another of those Popular
Woodworking plans 8-)

What is "Shaker" about this design, and for that matter, when did the
Shakers make (let alone invent) lap desks ?

Really? I did not think it was ugly at all. Not sure about the
practicality of the piece in today's world, though. Personally, I
use clipboards when working in the shop or gardens to take notes or
hold paperwork. Anyone know who invented the "lap desk?"