Reply by hornhunter

I used two part epoxy on a desk top, but don’t use it as a writing surface. I believe it would get damaged since writing would be isolated to one small area. I bought a piece of leather called a “sole bend”. It is a very thick, hard piece of leather used for shoe soles or floor tiles. I cut a nice size piece and attached two wood sides with pen holder grooves cut with a core box bit. The bottom of the leather has a softer suede finish that hasn’t scratched the surface.

-- Dean, Kinderhook, New York