Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:21:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Book shelves and cases
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Candy Madigan wrote:
> At 12:03 AM 10/21/2005, Tamar wrote:

>> [floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcases]

>> Just be sure that the wood is kept in the same temperature and moisture
>> conditions as the room it will be in.  Terry Pratchett learned what
>> happens when a bookcase with shelves in routed slots, carefully built
>> in a cold garage, is brought into a warm room.  Around 3 A.M. the
>> fully-loaded shelves finished shrinking a little bit more than was
>> allowed for.
>
> Floor to ceiling almost has to be constructed in the room it will be used
> in.  Otherwise, you can't tip the cases into place.

True, but if the shelves are cut elsewhere (to keep the sawdust away)
and then brought in to be assembled, the result can be the same.

=Tamar