Substitute for cinder blocks in making temporary bookshelves? - Page 4

 


By paperbacks I don't mean *all* non-hardcover books. Sorry for not
being clearer. Specifically, I meant to say mass market novel
paperbacks. I measured them to be about 7" high, so 8" blocks would be
fine for the specific size of paperbacks I'm needing to display.

 

On 08/15/10 16:29, mike wrote:


paperbacks.

blocks

Fasten a stack of paperbacks together with twine.  I'd suggest duct tape
for strength, but it tends to be permanent when you want it to be
temporary and temporary when you want it to be permanent.

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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010, The Real Bev wrote:


Not if you buy books for the purpose.  Go to a used book sale towards the
end, and there's bound to be books you didn't know existed, didn't want to
know about.  The good books have been harvested already, making it easier
to find the junk books.  By that late in the sale, they may also be at a
reduced price, some sales even start selling books by the bag towards the
end.

Or pass by used book stores.  I often find junk books lying outside,
clearly people brought them to the store to sell and they were rejected,
so they pile them on the sidewalk outside the store rather than drag them
home.

    Michael


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Interesting technique and beats mine on price. But I'd prefer to have
wooden shelves. Saw someone build an entire temporary desk out of
liquor store boxes--impressive looking, but not for me.

At Home Depot, 1" x 6" x 12 ft "premium pine" (I'd settle for mediocre
pine...) planks cost ~$10 each. Purchasing 2 of these, I could cut
each in half and have 4 six-foot planks for $20. Six of the $1.27 each
8 X 8 X 8 half cinder blocks is $7.62. The back wall of the closet is
longer than 6 ft, so they'll fit fine. So for $27.62 + tax,  I'd have
just under three rows of 5 ft. each (I lose space on each side due to
the 8" blocks). Will Home Depot cut the planks for free?

Mike

 

On 08/16/10 09:14, mike wrote:


The tied-together books are the supports, not the shelves.  A space- and
money-saving alternative to cinder blocks of any size.

Google for lego constructions -- I'm sure somebody has made a desk out
of them.


'Knotty pine" (generally warped, and you had to pick each plank to avoid
the more difficult holes) 1/12 used to cost 3 cents a foot in the 60s,
when we put up a lot of shelves.  Hard to believe, hun?

Some stores give you one free cut.  You'll have to ask.

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