Bookshelves

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Got to move to a new house soon and it appears present occupants do not own a single book. So, we'll need to put some shelves in. Can anyone recommend a carpenter who'll make a good job of this, or where we can get a decent DIY lot from?
 
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mistersloane

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I looked at Ikea and all of those and ended up going to B&Q and just getting some white MDF and aluminium shelf brackets, just cos it was a third of the price. They look quite good if you like the cheap industrial look lol

Dissenus just quieried my speling of aluminium. Bastards.
 
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baboon2004

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mistersloane said:
Dissenus just quieried my speling of aluminium. Bastards.
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That's gone too far. There are many things that should be grinned and born (?), but not this. I demand war be declared on the United States immediately.

HMGovt - have you noticed many piles of cinders and Nazi regalia around the new place?
 
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baboon2004 said:
That's gone too far. There are many things that should be grinned and born (?), but not this. I demand war be declared on the United States immediately.

HMGovt - have you noticed many piles of cinders and Nazi regalia around the new place?
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There is one of those bins with a chimney in the garden. I'll stir the ashes, have a look for any entarteten Bücher next time I'm there.
 
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mistersloane said:
I looked at Ikea and all of those and ended up going to B&Q and just getting some white MDF and aluminium shelf brackets, just cos it was a third of the price. They look quite good if you like the cheap industrial look lol

Dissenus just quieried my speling of aluminium. Bastards.
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I don't think the missus will settle for white mdf. I was hoping for a list of phone numbers for ancient, perhaps near-blind, artisan bookcase makers with hands like gnarled-yet-proud oak trees.
 
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My mum used to do this thing...she'd go to the docks and get plain planks of wood, then go to a brick yard and buy a bunch of bricks. Hey presto, ready made bookshelves. They worked pretty well.
 
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craner said:
My mum used to do this thing...she'd go to the docks and get plain planks of wood, then go to a brick yard and buy a bunch of bricks. Hey presto, ready made bookshelves. They worked pretty well.
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Works for me too. But I don't think it will pass muster in the new house, plus there'll be an 18-month-old around, they don't mix well with loose bricks.

Got me thinking though, maybe some Thames driftwood could be involved.
 
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