Hey Guys,
I've secured a contract for 11' of wall-to-wall faced frame bookcases that are 101" tall. These will be divided in (4) 8' sections that will sit on a ladder base approx 5" tall. No special breaks or pilasters will be incorporated as the customer has asked for function before style. A bottom deck, top and (5) shelves will be let in with full dados .25" deep. The fronts will be nosed with 1.25" Hard Maple between stiles - all of which passes the Sagulator test. The rear of the shelves will be screwed in from the .5" backs for additional support.
I was exploring assembly options for the 8' tall sections as gluing up 7 shelves into tight dados could pose a problem. I asked the question on a long-trusted "professional" site. One of the long-time retired contributors said that I could dry fit the shelves into the dados and screw through the case sides into the shelves. Who wouldn't love this idea? I could not find any research in testing this method but it made me ask what contribution the glue has in a tight joint. Shear force is about the only consideration here.
Your thoughts and thanks.........
I've secured a contract for 11' of wall-to-wall faced frame bookcases that are 101" tall. These will be divided in (4) 8' sections that will sit on a ladder base approx 5" tall. No special breaks or pilasters will be incorporated as the customer has asked for function before style. A bottom deck, top and (5) shelves will be let in with full dados .25" deep. The fronts will be nosed with 1.25" Hard Maple between stiles - all of which passes the Sagulator test. The rear of the shelves will be screwed in from the .5" backs for additional support.
I was exploring assembly options for the 8' tall sections as gluing up 7 shelves into tight dados could pose a problem. I asked the question on a long-trusted "professional" site. One of the long-time retired contributors said that I could dry fit the shelves into the dados and screw through the case sides into the shelves. Who wouldn't love this idea? I could not find any research in testing this method but it made me ask what contribution the glue has in a tight joint. Shear force is about the only consideration here.
Your thoughts and thanks.........