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Adults = 68"

Teens = 61" 4th6th grade = 55" K 3rd grade = 51" Preschoolers = 48"

MAXIMUM SHELVING HEIGHTS

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BUILT-IN SHELVING UNIT

Optional cove treatment

Typical width=32" to 48"

Adjustable shelf standards

Filler strip scribed to wall compensates for out-of-square floors and walls

Fixed shelf adds strength Adjustable shelf 8" to 12"

Mounting screws attached to wall studs

Register vent 90 elbow extension redirects air from forced air heating/cooling register. Optional baseboard treatment
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BACK (Top View)

Flush BACK

H S S
3" to 4"

Rabbet

Groove

D - Depth: 8, 10, 12, or 16" W - Width: 24, 32, 42, or 48" H - Height: 24, 30, 32, 36, 48, 60, 72, or 84" S - Intershelf spacing: 8-12"

FREESTANDING CLOSED SHELVING

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HANDMADE SHELF SUPPORTS


Movable bars support shelves Round notches Movable bars support shelves Angled notches

Shelf notched at corners

Shelf notched at corners

WALL-HUNG SHELVING STANDARDS


Optional wood strip with a 5/8" groove 1/2" deep for recessed track. Metal wall standard Metal bracket Wooden strip with roundhead wood screws Keyhole hanger Wooden support

Optional wood strip with a 1" groove 5/8" deep for recessed track. Twin track wall standard Heavy-duty bracket

Wooden strip with dovetailed groove Wooden support with dovetail tenon to slide into dovetailed groove

1/4"

dowel stop

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TOP AND SHELF JOINERY OPTIONS


Rabbet Stopped dado with notched shelf corner

Dado

Sliding dovetail

Interlocking rabbet and dado

SHELF STANDARDS
Flush mounted Recessed (fits into a 5/8" groove 3/16" deep)

SHELF SUPPORT OPTIONS


115/32" (37mm) or 215/16" (64mm)

11/4" (32mm)
1/2"

Plastic
1/4"

holes

Nail

Steel
1/4"

or 5mm

19/64"

hole

Spoon pins Shelf clip

Shelf support sleeve


5/32"

hole

Wire shelf clip

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16" to 32"

16" to 32"

28" to 78"

8" to 16"

4" to 8"

WALL-HUNG SHELVING
(Showing Dovetailed Standards and Brackets)

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Books@25lb/cu. ft.

SHELF SPAN LIMITS


(maximum distance between supports) 3/4" hardwood*

48"
3/4" plywood

36"
3/4" particleboard *Hardwood species vary in stiffness oak, maple, beech, and birch are stiffest. Note: Most common thicknesses shown. Other material thicknesses are available and span limits will be greater as thickness increases.

28"
1/2" acrylic

22"
3/8" glass

18"

WAYS TO REINFORCE A SHELF

3 4"

/ rabbet 3/8" deep

3 4 3 4

/ x 11/2"
facing

/ x 11/2" aprons

OPTION FOR board PLYWOOD SHELF


3/4 x 11/2" facing board

Laminate 2 layers of 3/4" plywood

OPTION FOR LAMINATED PLYWOOD SHELF


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CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
2 x 2" leg (made from 3/4" stock) hole, centered
1/ 4" 1/4" 3/ 8"

FREESTANDING OPEN SHELVING


W

3/4"-thick

trim block

holes

3/4"

shelf

dowels 13/4" long


1/4"

allthread rod S

x 4 x 4" corner block 3/8" hole


1/ 4"

3/ 4

flat washer
1/4"

nut

#8 x 2" F.H. wood screw D - Depth: 12-24" W - Width: 32-48" S - Intershelf spacing: 10-12"
3/4

x 21/2" base

Note: This type of shelving can be stacked up to four units high for narrow-width shelves; five high for 24"-wide shelves.

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