Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:01:57 -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:

> > 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.
>
>     Don't forget paint and hardware.

I included enough to buy a pint can of wood stain
and a cheap brush.  If I were to actually build
this bookcase, I think I would assemble it using
wood screws.  So if you don't own or can't borrow
an electric drill, you would have to add that
cost.  The dimensions of this bookcase were picked
to avoid any cutting, so a saw would not be needed.
So it could be put together with a measuring tape,
combination square, drill and pilot bit, screws
and screwdriver.  Finishing would require sandpaper
and your choice of paint or stain/varnish.

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