The Texas History Trip is a rite of passage for the 7th grade class at the small, all-boys, Catholic school my sons attend. The same adult leader has been taking forty-five 13-year-old boys on the trip for nearly 30 years, and the fathers of many of my sons' classmates went on the same trip when they were boys. Over the years the school has accumulated quite a list of rules for the trip--all based on past experience--and the recitation of them at the pre-trip planning meeting with the parents is one of the funniest PTA meetings you could ever hope to attend. "No fireworks, no hair removal products, no snakes..."
Each trip there are only a few slots open for Dads to tag along as chaperons, and I was lucky enough to be chosen for my youngest son's trip in 2008--my last opportunity. One of the highlights of the trip was the stop at the Texas State Capital, and it was during our tour of the legislature that I discovered these desks used by the state legislators. The desks were an interesting design, well-executed, and from fine wood--In short, just the sort of project I'd like to tackle someday.
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I just recently toured the Texas State Capitol and was impressed with the Legislatures Desk. I though how neat it would be to have one like that. I am an acomplished wood worker. Where can I find plans or even a good picture of the desk with dimensions that I could reproduce it?
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