"The Henchman" wrote in message
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Tight budget, and I'm a novice diy'er.

My wife wants my to build a wall to wall bookcase that is floor to
ceiling.
There will actually be 3 sections because we want the end sections to have
workstation or desks. These units will be fastened to the wall. My wife
and her
family suggested I make everything out of MDF which is cheep, easy to
treat
and easy to buy decorative faces and mouldings for.

Nyet!!!! It will be a sagging mess before long. MDF doesn't have the
strength of even simple pine shelving and you will hate yourself for using
it.

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Bobby G.