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Looks lovely. Could be used in art galleries for comments & doodles about the exhibits (then unrolled to make an exhibit itself).

I have been thinking about the inverse idea: a small desk with a plain pine plank top with a sheet of acrylic over that. A large piece of paper between the two with schedule/calendar/mind map for a several month project written on it. Papers archived after project completed. Important changes noted by lifting the acrylic.

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I have a large glass over my desktop. Its main use is supposed to be to cut leather/patterns on it, but I end up putting papers below it to remind me of stuff. So, it is a handy idea. I prefer glass, even if it is somewhat unwieldy to lift up (weights a bit)

Do you ever get airlock issues where the glass slides around too much? Have been considering a glass layer on a desk project for a while but I'm concerned one wrong move and it could end up on the floor!

Install corner brackets (permanent) or an edge lip on three sides with a rotating lock on the fourth (semi-permanent) or get it drilled for flat hinges (liftable).

Or use double-sided tape in a color matching the underlayer.

It's way too heavy to easily move around on its own. Of course, my desk is an old, non-smooth finished wood desk, so there's no air-gliding on it. A smoother desk would probably pose a risk of sliding, but could be solved by adding some friction areas (carpenters tape on the sides of the glass, maybe)

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