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David
 
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Default Shelf support suggestions please

Hi
I want to put up a large-ish bookshelf, along the following
'pigeonhole' design. I want to make it from maple-effect contiboard
to match other furniture in the room. Whole assembly will be about 5
foot square, with 9" shelves and struts, 12" separation (don't need to
be adjustable). Will need to support fairly heavy files & books etc.

I know contiboard isn't the ideal solution for this, but it will look
and work fine for me provided there's enough support - which is my
question. What's my best option for fixing to the wall? My thought
was that the bottom shelf wants to be mounted as firmly as possible,
using large angle brackets directly below the vertical separators;
then I could get away with much smaller mounts for the upper shelves
since much of the weight would be borne by the vertical separators.

I'd like the (visible) supports for the upper shelves to be as
unobtrusive as possible - any suggestions please? (ISTR this may
have been covered in this NG a few months back but I'm darned if I can
track it down!)

Thanks
David


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