Even if said desk is not a solid board, it is most likely made of particle board, which is tiny pieces of wood glued and smashed all up together with a printed or thin wooden laminate on it. If the desk is incredibly cheap, then it is a printed laminate on something that is not wood, such as metal or some plastic product.
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This is hard to estimate unless we know what the desks are made out of. Usually, desks made up of aluminum and wood lasts longer than the desks just made up of wood. Filed of statistics can be useful tool to find an exact answer to this question.
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I would ask a local school where they ordered their school desks. They would be a good source to know where to find the cheapest school desks out there.
You can purchase school desks from any school supply warehouse and manufacturing company. It would be easiest to find a trustworthy one by finding out where your local school got their school desks.
the desks at most collegs are like tables. but some are like the desks at a high school
Desks can be made with rock components, such as stone tabletops, but desks entirely made of rocks would be heavy, impractical, and not commonly used due to the weight and difficulty in moving them.
Now of days school desk are made of metal and plastic for a more green friendly feel. In the old days they we're made from wood. So depending on when you went to school is what it was made of.
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You can buy school desks at OfficeDepot or OfficeMax either one is fine. Their prices on the desks are about the same and they are about the same quality, and the quality goes up really high.
Of course you can ask the school for better desks. Though you can do it alone, it would be better to get other students to join you in asking. Your action could very well get your school to move new desks up on their list of priorities.
Desks come in many shapes, colors, and materials. Some may be made of glass, wood, or even metal. In the business world desks are used to hold office equipment, such as computers, phones, paperwork, etc.. Desks are also used as a place to complete work assigned, as in a school setting.