Space, the next frontier

<The "prefab" steel-and-particle-board shelf units available out there <are excellent deals. Easy to set up, easy to knock down, easy to move, <and they don't cost any more than the raw materials would cost you if you <decided to roll it entirely yourself. They are good. <And there are a lot of brands available other than Gorilla. Take a look <in the Grainger or MSC catalogs to see a really wide range of choices. Yes there are, Grainger is never cheap though. As someone that has done considerable wood work, Pop was a carpenter, I know how to buy materials and use basic tools to make nice looking stuff. Anywho, for 80$ I'd build a long wall of wood racks. Why? The average racks are way overbuilt. Using 3/8" or maybe 1/2" plywood or OSB is good and 2x4s for uprights are adaquate but 1/2 or 1/3 pine straping is good for the rest and very cheap. If carefully done using screws appearance and disassembly should not be a problem. Allison