Originally Posted by
Chris Atzinger
Hi guys,
First, thanks for all of the replies and ideas. Just to clarify, I had a box of books, 20" wide (lots of text books, reference books, and woodworking texts), and it weighted 40lbs. So, i used 50lbs in the sagulator. I used an evenly distributed load.
The shelves are adjustable, so screwing them in place, or dadoes aren't really an option. I did go back and look at the drawings and think I a can beef up the edge banding to 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" and still keep the same look. The angle iron idea is good, but I am using transtint to dye the piece and not sure how well i can hide that material.
Again, thanks everyone for all of your input!
-Chris