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Murray Peterson
 
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Default Best wood for long shelves

Joe Barta wrote in news:Xns9745D6430F2CAjbartaapknet@
207.115.17.102:

You could make the shelves a torsion box. Think hollow core door.
Lightweight and very strong. 1/4" ply top and bottom, hardwood edging
and pine innards. No steel needed.


That's pretty much what I had in mind, but with some 1/2 inch steel angle-
iron screwed to the inside of the front and back edges for increased
stiffness. Sounds like my design may be overkill for the application.

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Murray Peterson