30 May
2013
30 May
'13
8:59 a.m.
We have four Billy bookcases loaded with heavy hardcover books and they are
holding up just fine after 10 years. No bowing or warping anywhere - and
it's just particleboard.
Relevant to the board:
http://www.ikeahackers.net/
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 9:47 AM, David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com> wrote:
On May 30, 2013, at 3:01 AM, ben <bfranchuk at
jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
On 5/29/2013 10:49 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
embossed acrylic
paint, Clear acrylic lacquer
Expedite shelves from Ikea.
Product
description:
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Particleboard, Paper, Fibreboard, ABS plastic, Foil, Printed and ----------------
No Thanks, I'll buy from IKEA when they use *REAL* wood again.
Maybe. But we have three of the Expedit shelves (we use them for books and
yarn stash, mostly) and they're remarkably sturdy for IKEA stuff. They did
a pretty good job on the structural integrity front, and the result of
their
hollow construction is that they're also light enough to move reasonably
easily by yourself.
Going back to your original statement: they do use real wood in quite a few
of their products. Unfortunately, it's usually pine, and not particularly
good pine at that. We have a chest of drawers where I reattached the
drawer
faceplate with a number of 3" deck screws after the third time I had to
return it because their own fasteners were stripping out of the front.
- Dave