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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 3964321, member: 18716&quot;]That&#039;s a nice desk!</p><p><br /></p><p>For the light patches on top if they are water stains you can try a hairdryer on them, go steady and rub with a soft cloth while doing it, this will often make it much better.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If the edges are lifting and you are worried they may catch and break then there is nothing wrong with gluing them up.&nbsp; Use a quality wood glue and a thin shim to push the glue as deep as you can then clamp the work (make sure to use wood or leather packers on the clamps so you don&#039;t marr the original surface).&nbsp; Wipe off squeeze out, and when it&#039;s set any excess will peel/rub off fairly easy.&nbsp; It&#039;s not hard to do even if you are a novice.</p><p><br /></p><p>The lateral shrinkage splits on the top are normal, so unless they are bothering you I would leave them.&nbsp; If you want to lessen them just use a wax stick as it won&#039;t harm anything and is easily reversible.&nbsp; After that use a quality paste wax every couple of months for the first couple of years and this will continue to fill and soften the splits.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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