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Phisherman

On 29 May 2007 09:55:57 -0700, wrote:

Hello,

I am thinking of building a bookcase. I am wanting it to be done
rather nicely(ie. dovetailed tops, wooden standards, sliding
dovetails, ect.). However, I do not know what to do for the
backing ,and I do not want plywood backing on it. Any suggestions?

I used 1/4" ply on my bookcases. It is stable, strong, lightweight
and prevents racking. Nobody can tell I used ply, yet it looks old
because I used cherry sawtooth standards. You could use lapped solid
wood but this will add considerable weight, plus you will need to plan
for the expansion/contraction,