In the September 1978 issue of FWW magazine there are two pictures of the famous Greene and Greene Blacker desk. Do you have any ideas how the drop front is hinged?
I can't be certain, but that table is designed for 1-1/2 to 2 hp routers. These mid-sized routers do a tremendous amount of work without much complaint. The larger 3 hp routers are frequently only used for extreme routing applications that used to be the work of shapers. Technology has made the shop a happier place!
real woodworkers don't use duct tape : ] Very much like your working with wood teaching skills . I learn a lot from you and have been a woodworker most of my 60 years.