diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
index 7b6b23f..f52a95c 100644
--- a/NOTICE
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ The animated ink-vial item texture in this project is copied from Mystcraft
 Legacy's assets/mystcraft/textures/items/ink_vial.png under that license.
 The Notebook page atlas is copied from Legacy's assets/mystcraft/gui/bookui_pagel.png
 under the same license.
+The Writing Desk item texture is copied from Legacy's
+assets/mystcraft/textures/items/writingdesk.png under the same license.
 
 The initial build layout is derived from the official NeoForge 1.21.1
 ModDevGradle MDK: https://github.com/NeoForgeMDKs/MDK-1.21.1-ModDevGradle
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a8d153..eff9e1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Each vial holds 16 ink units, and the default link-panel cost is two units.
 The spent vial returns a glass bottle. Server owners can adjust the symbol-copy
 and link-panel costs in the `writing` section of `rivencraft-server.toml`.
 Symbol-page transcription will become available through the Writing Desk.
+The Writing Desk is now craftable from planks, a glass bottle, and a feather.
+Its four collection tabs, ink/source/page work slots, and inventory persist
+through world saves; breaking it drops stored contents. The desk screen is a
+functional foundation styled after Legacy's left tabs, central writing surface,
+and right inventory. Transcription controls are not implemented yet.
 
 ## Linking Book
 
diff --git a/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md b/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md
index c68d464..b16fa40 100644
--- a/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md
+++ b/docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ project's GNU LGPL v3 license. Rivencraft itself uses the same license.
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/page_background.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/notebook_pages.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/bookui_pagel.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; Notebook draws the native 30×40 page at atlas coordinates `(156, 0)` |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/writing_desk.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/writingdesk.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/linking_book_unwritten.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/unlinked.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page_link_panel.png` | `page_background.png` and `PageBuilder.BasicPageSprite` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Reproduces the legacy 160 px scale, black panel at `(25,30)`–`(135,75)`, and 128 px resample |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page_symbol*.png` and `page_unresolved.png` | `page_background.png`, `textures/symbolcomponents.png`, `WordData`, `ModSymbols`, and `PageBuilder.PageSprite` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Static 1.21.1 renditions of the legacy runtime-composed four-word symbol pages; `normal_time` uses the legacy Full Length poem |
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e5133a9..368aa99 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mod_name=Rivencraft
 # The license of the mod. Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All Rights Reserved is the default.
 mod_license=LGPL-3.0-or-later
 # The mod version. Rivencraft uses the x.y.z.b policy documented in README.md.
-mod_version=0.3.4.2
+mod_version=0.3.5.0
 immersive_portals_version=6.0.7
 # The group ID for the mod. It is only important when publishing as an artifact to a Maven repository.
 # This should match the base package used for the mod sources.
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/WritingDeskBlock.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/WritingDeskBlock.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe611d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/WritingDeskBlock.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.MapCodec;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.WritingDeskBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.WritingDeskMenu;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.world.Containers;
+import net.minecraft.world.InteractionResult;
+import net.minecraft.world.SimpleMenuProvider;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.context.BlockPlaceContext;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.BaseEntityBlock;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.RenderShape;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.StateDefinition;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.DirectionProperty;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.phys.BlockHitResult;
+
+public final class WritingDeskBlock extends BaseEntityBlock {
+    public static final MapCodec<WritingDeskBlock> CODEC = simpleCodec(WritingDeskBlock::new);
+    public static final DirectionProperty FACING = BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
+
+    public WritingDeskBlock(Properties properties) {
+        super(properties);
+        registerDefaultState(stateDefinition.any().setValue(FACING, net.minecraft.core.Direction.NORTH));
+    }
+
+    @Override public MapCodec<? extends BaseEntityBlock> codec() { return CODEC; }
+    @Override protected void createBlockStateDefinition(StateDefinition.Builder<net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block, BlockState> builder) {
+        builder.add(FACING);
+    }
+    @Override public BlockState getStateForPlacement(BlockPlaceContext context) {
+        return defaultBlockState().setValue(FACING, context.getHorizontalDirection().getOpposite());
+    }
+    @Override protected RenderShape getRenderShape(BlockState state) { return RenderShape.MODEL; }
+    @Override public BlockEntity newBlockEntity(BlockPos pos, BlockState state) {
+        return new WritingDeskBlockEntity(pos, state);
+    }
+    @Override protected InteractionResult useWithoutItem(BlockState state, Level level, BlockPos pos,
+                                                          Player player, BlockHitResult hit) {
+        if (!level.isClientSide && player instanceof ServerPlayer serverPlayer
+                && level.getBlockEntity(pos) instanceof WritingDeskBlockEntity desk) {
+            serverPlayer.openMenu(new SimpleMenuProvider(
+                    (id, inventory, ignored) -> new WritingDeskMenu(id, inventory, desk),
+                    Component.translatable("container.rivencraft.writing_desk")),
+                    buffer -> buffer.writeBlockPos(pos));
+        }
+        return InteractionResult.sidedSuccess(level.isClientSide);
+    }
+    @Override protected void onRemove(BlockState state, Level level, BlockPos pos, BlockState replacement, boolean moving) {
+        if (!state.is(replacement.getBlock()) && !level.isClientSide
+                && level.getBlockEntity(pos) instanceof WritingDeskBlockEntity desk) {
+            Containers.dropContents(level, pos, desk);
+            level.updateNeighbourForOutputSignal(pos, this);
+        }
+        super.onRemove(state, level, pos, replacement, moving);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/entity/WritingDeskBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/entity/WritingDeskBlockEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05307f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/entity/WritingDeskBlockEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModBlockEntities;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
+import net.minecraft.core.NonNullList;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraft.world.Container;
+import net.minecraft.world.ContainerHelper;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+
+/** The four Legacy-like collection tabs and four work slots are owned by the block, not its viewers. */
+public final class WritingDeskBlockEntity extends BlockEntity implements Container {
+    public static final int COLLECTIONS = 4;
+    public static final int INK = 4;
+    public static final int SOURCE = 5;
+    public static final int PAPER = 6;
+    public static final int OUTPUT = 7;
+    public static final int SIZE = 8;
+    private NonNullList<ItemStack> items = NonNullList.withSize(SIZE, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+    private int activeCollection;
+
+    public WritingDeskBlockEntity(BlockPos pos, BlockState state) {
+        super(ModBlockEntities.WRITING_DESK.get(), pos, state);
+    }
+
+    public int activeCollection() { return activeCollection; }
+    public void setActiveCollection(int index) {
+        if (index >= 0 && index < COLLECTIONS && activeCollection != index) {
+            activeCollection = index;
+            setChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override public int getContainerSize() { return SIZE; }
+    @Override public boolean isEmpty() { return items.stream().allMatch(ItemStack::isEmpty); }
+    @Override public ItemStack getItem(int slot) { return items.get(slot); }
+    @Override public ItemStack removeItem(int slot, int amount) {
+        ItemStack removed = ContainerHelper.removeItem(items, slot, amount);
+        if (!removed.isEmpty()) setChanged();
+        return removed;
+    }
+    @Override public ItemStack removeItemNoUpdate(int slot) { return ContainerHelper.takeItem(items, slot); }
+    @Override public void setItem(int slot, ItemStack stack) {
+        items.set(slot, stack);
+        if (stack.getCount() > getMaxStackSize()) stack.setCount(getMaxStackSize());
+        setChanged();
+    }
+    @Override public boolean stillValid(Player player) {
+        return level != null && level.isLoaded(worldPosition)
+                && level.getBlockEntity(worldPosition) == this
+                && player.distanceToSqr(worldPosition.getX() + 0.5, worldPosition.getY() + 0.5,
+                        worldPosition.getZ() + 0.5) <= 64.0;
+    }
+    @Override public boolean canPlaceItem(int slot, ItemStack stack) {
+        if (slot < COLLECTIONS) return stack.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get()) || stack.is(ModItems.PAGE.get());
+        return switch (slot) {
+            case INK -> stack.is(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get());
+            case SOURCE -> stack.is(ModItems.PAGE.get()) || stack.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get());
+            case PAPER -> stack.is(ModItems.PAGE.get());
+            case OUTPUT -> false;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+    @Override public void clearContent() {
+        items.clear();
+        items = NonNullList.withSize(SIZE, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        setChanged();
+    }
+    @Override protected void loadAdditional(CompoundTag tag, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        super.loadAdditional(tag, registries);
+        items = NonNullList.withSize(SIZE, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        ContainerHelper.loadAllItems(tag, items, registries);
+        activeCollection = Math.clamp(tag.getInt("ActiveCollection"), 0, COLLECTIONS - 1);
+    }
+    @Override protected void saveAdditional(CompoundTag tag, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        super.saveAdditional(tag, registries);
+        ContainerHelper.saveAllItems(tag, items, registries);
+        tag.putInt("ActiveCollection", activeCollection);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java
index 5f65461..32f4b92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.neoforged.neoforge.common.NeoForge;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.event.EntityRenderersEvent;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.event.RegisterMenuScreensEvent;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen.NotebookScreen;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen.WritingDeskScreen;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModMenus;
 
 @EventBusSubscriber(modid = Rivencraft.MOD_ID, value = Dist.CLIENT)
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public final class ClientEvents {
     @SubscribeEvent
     public static void registerScreens(RegisterMenuScreensEvent event) {
         event.register(ModMenus.NOTEBOOK.get(), NotebookScreen::new);
+        event.register(ModMenus.WRITING_DESK.get(), WritingDeskScreen::new);
     }
 
     @SubscribeEvent
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/WritingDeskScreen.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/WritingDeskScreen.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6698c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/WritingDeskScreen.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.WritingDeskMenu;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.inventory.AbstractContainerScreen;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Inventory;
+
+/** Functional storage surface; full Legacy transcription controls are a later Milestone 4 slice. */
+public final class WritingDeskScreen extends AbstractContainerScreen<WritingDeskMenu> {
+    public WritingDeskScreen(WritingDeskMenu menu, Inventory inventory, Component title) {
+        super(menu, inventory, title);
+        imageWidth = 398;
+        imageHeight = 176;
+        titleLabelX = 222;
+        inventoryLabelX = 224;
+        inventoryLabelY = 79;
+    }
+
+    @Override protected void renderBg(GuiGraphics graphics, float partialTick, int mouseX, int mouseY) {
+        int x = leftPos;
+        int y = topPos;
+        graphics.fill(x + 4, y + 8, x + 216, y + 174, 0xFF383230);
+        graphics.fill(x + 44, y + 14, x + 210, y + 170, 0xFF221B1A);
+        graphics.fill(x + 218, y + 4, x + 396, y + 174, 0xFF555454);
+        graphics.fill(x + 220, y + 6, x + 394, y + 172, 0xFFB7B7B7);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            graphics.fill(x + 6, y + 16 + i * 37, x + 40, y + 48 + i * 37,
+                    i == menu.activeCollection() ? 0xFF7777B6 : 0xFF999999);
+            slotFrame(graphics, 12, 20 + i * 37);
+        }
+        slotFrame(graphics, 228, 20);
+        slotFrame(graphics, 266, 20);
+        slotFrame(graphics, 304, 20);
+        slotFrame(graphics, 342, 20);
+        for (int row = 0; row < 3; row++) {
+            for (int column = 0; column < 9; column++) slotFrame(graphics, 224 + column * 18, 91 + row * 18);
+        }
+        for (int column = 0; column < 9; column++) slotFrame(graphics, 224 + column * 18, 149);
+    }
+
+    private void slotFrame(GuiGraphics graphics, int x, int y) {
+        graphics.fill(leftPos + x - 1, topPos + y - 1,
+                leftPos + x + 17, topPos + y + 17, 0xFF4D4D4D);
+        graphics.fill(leftPos + x, topPos + y,
+                leftPos + x + 16, topPos + y + 16, 0xFF858585);
+    }
+
+    @Override public void render(GuiGraphics graphics, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTick) {
+        super.render(graphics, mouseX, mouseY, partialTick);
+        renderTooltip(graphics, mouseX, mouseY);
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean mouseClicked(double mouseX, double mouseY, int button) {
+        if (button == 0 && mouseX >= leftPos + 29 && mouseX < leftPos + 40) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                int top = topPos + 16 + i * 37;
+                if (mouseY >= top && mouseY < top + 32) {
+                    if (minecraft != null && minecraft.gameMode != null) {
+                        minecraft.gameMode.handleInventoryButtonClick(menu.containerId, i);
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return super.mouseClicked(mouseX, mouseY, button);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/gametest/WritingDeskGameTests.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/gametest/WritingDeskGameTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18c7c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/gametest/WritingDeskGameTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.gametest;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.WritingDeskBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.WritingDeskMenu;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModBlocks;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.gametest.framework.GameTest;
+import net.minecraft.gametest.framework.GameTestHelper;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.item.ItemEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
+import net.minecraft.world.phys.AABB;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.gametest.GameTestHolder;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.gametest.PrefixGameTestTemplate;
+
+@GameTestHolder(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)
+@PrefixGameTestTemplate(false)
+public final class WritingDeskGameTests {
+    private WritingDeskGameTests() {}
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void inventoryAndActiveCollectionPersist(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BlockPos pos = helper.absolutePos(new BlockPos(1, 1, 1));
+        var original = new WritingDeskBlockEntity(pos, ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK.get().defaultBlockState());
+        original.setItem(0, new ItemStack(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get()));
+        original.setItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.INK, new ItemStack(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get()));
+        original.setItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.PAPER, new ItemStack(ModItems.PAGE.get(), 12));
+        original.setActiveCollection(2);
+        var saved = original.saveWithoutMetadata(helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        var restored = new WritingDeskBlockEntity(pos, ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK.get().defaultBlockState());
+        restored.loadWithComponents(saved, helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        helper.assertTrue(restored.getItem(0).is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get()), "Notebook lost on save/load");
+        helper.assertTrue(restored.getItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.INK).is(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get()), "Ink lost on save/load");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(restored.getItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.PAPER).getCount(), 12, "Pages lost on save/load");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(restored.activeCollection(), 2, "Active collection lost on save/load");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void breakingDeskDropsItsStoredItemsOnce(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BlockPos relative = new BlockPos(1, 1, 1);
+        BlockPos pos = helper.absolutePos(relative);
+        helper.getLevel().setBlock(pos, ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK.get().defaultBlockState(), 3);
+        WritingDeskBlockEntity desk = (WritingDeskBlockEntity) helper.getLevel().getBlockEntity(pos);
+        desk.setItem(0, new ItemStack(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get()));
+        desk.setItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.INK, new ItemStack(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get()));
+        desk.setItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.PAPER, new ItemStack(ModItems.PAGE.get(), 12));
+        helper.getLevel().setBlock(pos, Blocks.AIR.defaultBlockState(), 3);
+        var drops = helper.getLevel().getEntitiesOfClass(ItemEntity.class, new AABB(pos).inflate(2));
+        int notebooks = drops.stream().filter(e -> e.getItem().is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get())).mapToInt(e -> e.getItem().getCount()).sum();
+        int ink = drops.stream().filter(e -> e.getItem().is(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get())).mapToInt(e -> e.getItem().getCount()).sum();
+        int pages = drops.stream().filter(e -> e.getItem().is(ModItems.PAGE.get())).mapToInt(e -> e.getItem().getCount()).sum();
+        helper.assertValueEqual(notebooks, 1, "Notebook must drop exactly once");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(ink, 1, "Ink must drop exactly once");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(pages, 12, "Pages must drop without loss");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void menuTransfersWithoutDuplicationAndClosesWhenReplaced(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BlockPos pos = helper.absolutePos(new BlockPos(1, 1, 1));
+        helper.getLevel().setBlock(pos, ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK.get().defaultBlockState(), 3);
+        WritingDeskBlockEntity desk = (WritingDeskBlockEntity) helper.getLevel().getBlockEntity(pos);
+        var player = helper.makeMockServerPlayerInLevel();
+        player.moveTo(pos.getX() + 0.5, pos.getY() + 0.5, pos.getZ() + 0.5);
+        player.getInventory().setItem(9, new ItemStack(ModItems.PAGE.get(), 12));
+        WritingDeskMenu menu = new WritingDeskMenu(1, player.getInventory(), desk);
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.stillValid(player), "Placed desk must keep its menu valid");
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, 3), "Active collection control must accept a valid tab");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(desk.activeCollection(), 3, "Selected tab must be stored on the desk");
+        menu.quickMoveStack(player, 8);
+        helper.assertValueEqual(desk.getItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.PAPER).getCount(), 12, "Shift-click must deposit all pages");
+        helper.assertTrue(player.getInventory().getItem(9).isEmpty(), "Shift-click must consume player source stack");
+        menu.quickMoveStack(player, WritingDeskBlockEntity.PAPER);
+        helper.assertTrue(desk.getItem(WritingDeskBlockEntity.PAPER).isEmpty(), "Shift-click must empty desk source slot");
+        int total = player.getInventory().items.stream().filter(stack -> stack.is(ModItems.PAGE.get()))
+                .mapToInt(ItemStack::getCount).sum();
+        helper.assertValueEqual(total, 12, "Round-trip must not lose or duplicate pages");
+        helper.getLevel().setBlock(pos, Blocks.AIR.defaultBlockState(), 3);
+        helper.assertFalse(menu.stillValid(player), "Removed desk must invalidate menu");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/menu/WritingDeskMenu.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/menu/WritingDeskMenu.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..916e713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/menu/WritingDeskMenu.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.WritingDeskBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModMenus;
+import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.world.Container;
+import net.minecraft.world.SimpleContainer;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Inventory;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.AbstractContainerMenu;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.DataSlot;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.Slot;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+
+public final class WritingDeskMenu extends AbstractContainerMenu {
+    private static final int PLAYER_START = WritingDeskBlockEntity.SIZE;
+    private final Container desk;
+    private final WritingDeskBlockEntity blockEntity;
+    private int syncedActiveCollection;
+
+    public WritingDeskMenu(int id, Inventory inventory, RegistryFriendlyByteBuf data) {
+        this(id, inventory, inventory.player.level().getBlockEntity(data.readBlockPos())
+                instanceof WritingDeskBlockEntity found ? found : null);
+    }
+
+    public WritingDeskMenu(int id, Inventory inventory, WritingDeskBlockEntity blockEntity) {
+        super(ModMenus.WRITING_DESK.get(), id);
+        this.blockEntity = blockEntity;
+        this.desk = blockEntity == null ? new SimpleContainer(WritingDeskBlockEntity.SIZE) : blockEntity;
+        addDataSlot(new DataSlot() {
+            @Override public int get() { return WritingDeskMenu.this.blockEntity == null
+                    ? syncedActiveCollection : WritingDeskMenu.this.blockEntity.activeCollection(); }
+            @Override public void set(int value) { syncedActiveCollection = value; }
+        });
+        for (int i = 0; i < WritingDeskBlockEntity.COLLECTIONS; i++) {
+            addSlot(new DeskSlot(desk, i, 12, 20 + i * 37, 1));
+        }
+        addSlot(new DeskSlot(desk, WritingDeskBlockEntity.INK, 228, 20, 1));
+        addSlot(new DeskSlot(desk, WritingDeskBlockEntity.SOURCE, 266, 20, 1));
+        addSlot(new DeskSlot(desk, WritingDeskBlockEntity.PAPER, 304, 20, 64));
+        addSlot(new DeskSlot(desk, WritingDeskBlockEntity.OUTPUT, 342, 20, 64));
+        for (int row = 0; row < 3; row++) {
+            for (int column = 0; column < 9; column++) {
+                addSlot(new Slot(inventory, column + row * 9 + 9, 224 + column * 18, 91 + row * 18));
+            }
+        }
+        for (int column = 0; column < 9; column++) {
+            addSlot(new Slot(inventory, column, 224 + column * 18, 149));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int activeCollection() { return syncedActiveCollection; }
+
+    @Override public boolean clickMenuButton(Player player, int id) {
+        if (blockEntity == null || !stillValid(player) || id < 0 || id >= WritingDeskBlockEntity.COLLECTIONS) return false;
+        blockEntity.setActiveCollection(id);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean stillValid(Player player) {
+        return blockEntity != null && blockEntity.stillValid(player);
+    }
+
+    @Override public ItemStack quickMoveStack(Player player, int index) {
+        if (!stillValid(player) || index < 0 || index >= slots.size()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        Slot slot = slots.get(index);
+        if (!slot.hasItem()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        ItemStack moving = slot.getItem();
+        ItemStack original = moving.copy();
+        if (index < PLAYER_START) {
+            if (!moveItemStackTo(moving, PLAYER_START, slots.size(), true)) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        } else if (!moveIntoDesk(moving)) {
+            return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        }
+        if (moving.isEmpty()) slot.setByPlayer(ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        else slot.setChanged();
+        return original;
+    }
+
+    private boolean moveIntoDesk(ItemStack moving) {
+        if (moving.is(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get())) return moveItemStackTo(moving, 4, 5, false);
+        if (moving.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get())) return moveItemStackTo(moving, 0, 4, false);
+        if (moving.is(ModItems.PAGE.get())) {
+            return moveItemStackTo(moving, 6, 7, false)
+                    || moveItemStackTo(moving, 0, 4, false)
+                    || moveItemStackTo(moving, 5, 6, false);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static final class DeskSlot extends Slot {
+        private final int limit;
+        private DeskSlot(Container container, int index, int x, int y, int limit) {
+            super(container, index, x, y);
+            this.limit = limit;
+        }
+        @Override public boolean mayPlace(ItemStack stack) { return container.canPlaceItem(getContainerSlot(), stack); }
+        @Override public int getMaxStackSize() { return limit; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlockEntities.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlockEntities.java
index 9452892..e335cd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlockEntities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlockEntities.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry;
 
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.BookStandBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.WritingDeskBlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
 import net.neoforged.bus.api.IEventBus;
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ public final class ModBlockEntities {
             BLOCK_ENTITIES.register("book_stand", () -> BlockEntityType.Builder
                     .of(BookStandBlockEntity::new, ModBlocks.BOOK_STAND.get())
                     .build(null));
+    public static final DeferredHolder<BlockEntityType<?>, BlockEntityType<WritingDeskBlockEntity>> WRITING_DESK =
+            BLOCK_ENTITIES.register("writing_desk", () -> BlockEntityType.Builder
+                    .of(WritingDeskBlockEntity::new, ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK.get()).build(null));
 
     private ModBlockEntities() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlocks.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlocks.java
index 177e6dd..248f520 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlocks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlocks.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry;
 
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.BookStandBlock;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.WritingDeskBlock;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockBehaviour;
 import net.neoforged.bus.api.IEventBus;
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ public final class ModBlocks {
             BookStandBlock::new,
             BlockBehaviour.Properties.ofFullCopy(Blocks.LECTERN)
     );
+    public static final DeferredBlock<WritingDeskBlock> WRITING_DESK = BLOCKS.registerBlock(
+            "writing_desk", WritingDeskBlock::new,
+            BlockBehaviour.Properties.ofFullCopy(Blocks.CRAFTING_TABLE)
+    );
 
     private ModBlocks() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModCreativeTabs.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModCreativeTabs.java
index 86eecc6..9a1683d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModCreativeTabs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModCreativeTabs.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public final class ModCreativeTabs {
                         output.accept(ModItems.LINKING_BOOK.get());
                         output.accept(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get());
                         output.accept(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get());
+                        output.accept(ModItems.WRITING_DESK.get());
                     })
                     .build());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModItems.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModItems.java
index 6497924..4751d04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModItems.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModItems.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.PageItem;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.NotebookItem;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.InkVialItem;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.BlockItem;
 import net.neoforged.bus.api.IEventBus;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.registries.DeferredItem;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.registries.DeferredRegister;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public final class ModItems {
             InkVialItem::new,
             new Item.Properties().stacksTo(16)
     );
+    public static final DeferredItem<BlockItem> WRITING_DESK = ITEMS.registerSimpleBlockItem(ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK);
 
     private ModItems() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModMenus.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModMenus.java
index a3a9a80..757703b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModMenus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModMenus.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry;
 
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.NotebookMenu;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.WritingDeskMenu;
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
 import net.minecraft.world.inventory.MenuType;
 import net.neoforged.bus.api.IEventBus;
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ public final class ModMenus {
 
     public static final DeferredHolder<MenuType<?>, MenuType<NotebookMenu>> NOTEBOOK =
             MENUS.register("notebook", () -> IMenuTypeExtension.create(NotebookMenu::new));
+    public static final DeferredHolder<MenuType<?>, MenuType<WritingDeskMenu>> WRITING_DESK =
+            MENUS.register("writing_desk", () -> IMenuTypeExtension.create(WritingDeskMenu::new));
 
     private ModMenus() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/blockstates/writing_desk.json b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/blockstates/writing_desk.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b860a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/blockstates/writing_desk.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "variants": {
+    "facing=north": { "model": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk" },
+    "facing=east": { "model": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk", "y": 90 },
+    "facing=south": { "model": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk", "y": 180 },
+    "facing=west": { "model": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk", "y": 270 }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/lang/en_us.json
index 9335ab2..f66a32e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/lang/en_us.json
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   "item.rivencraft.notebook.pages": "Pages: %s/%s",
   "item.rivencraft.notebook.unresolved": "Unresolved pages: %s",
   "item.rivencraft.ink_vial": "Ink Vial",
+  "block.rivencraft.writing_desk": "Writing Desk",
+  "container.rivencraft.writing_desk": "Writing Desk",
   "item.rivencraft.ink_vial.remaining": "Ink: %s/%s",
   "item.rivencraft.ink_vial.usage": "Use with a blank Page in the other hand to prepare a Link Panel.",
   "screen.rivencraft.notebook.search": "Search pages",
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/block/writing_desk.json b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/block/writing_desk.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05530a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/block/writing_desk.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:block/cube_bottom_top",
+  "textures": {
+    "top": "rivencraft:item/writing_desk",
+    "side": "minecraft:block/oak_planks",
+    "bottom": "minecraft:block/oak_planks"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/writing_desk.json b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/writing_desk.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9104ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/writing_desk.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/generated",
+  "textures": { "layer0": "rivencraft:item/writing_desk" }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/item/writing_desk.png b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/item/writing_desk.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08faa33
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/textures/item/writing_desk.png differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/loot_table/blocks/writing_desk.json b/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/loot_table/blocks/writing_desk.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89a073b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/loot_table/blocks/writing_desk.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type": "minecraft:block",
+  "pools": [{ "rolls": 1, "entries": [{ "type": "minecraft:item", "name": "rivencraft:writing_desk" }] }]
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/recipe/writing_desk.json b/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/recipe/writing_desk.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21f8989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/recipe/writing_desk.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped",
+  "category": "misc",
+  "pattern": ["V F", "PPP", "P P"],
+  "key": {
+    "V": { "item": "minecraft:glass_bottle" },
+    "F": { "item": "minecraft:feather" },
+    "P": { "tag": "minecraft:planks" }
+  },
+  "result": { "id": "rivencraft:writing_desk", "count": 1 }
+}