Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:17:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Nelson <nelson_mr at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Book shelves and cases
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

--- Madeleine Yeh <myeh at wap.org> wrote:

>    What is everyone's ideal book storage solution -- not
> whats practical like block and boards -- but what they
> would like if they had money and space and time?

I would go to Hardwood Artisans in Chantilly, VA (three
other locations in Rockville, Alexandria, and Woodbridge)
and have them build some cherry or mahogany bookcases.

http://www.hardwoodartisans.com/hobc_2.html

I just priced a basic 6-foot high by 4-foot wide bookcase
with eight shelves set 8 inches apart for paperback books.
Nine 1" x 6" x 4' pine boards for the horizonial pieces and
three 1" x 6" x 6' pine boards -- two for the sides with
one in back to prevent the shelves from sagging.  At the
current prices at Lowes, one pine bookcase would cost
about $90 if you already had the tools you would need.

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