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Can the weekend be extended until Tuesday this week?

 

Mitering plywood can be a pita depending on quality if the plys and especially the finish ply. If you do try it, try on a small cutoff to see how it goes first

 

Aye!

 

Lumber edging

You can use it to strengthen the plywood shelves too , for example a 1 1/2" edge ( vertically ) onto 3/4" ply

 

No , I'm talking about rips of wood

I edited my previous post as well

 

I did this at my previous house for some built-in cabinets that would also be used to sit on. I wanted the extra strength.

 

That's how I do all my closet shelves , 1 x 2 Dfir edging with 3/4" laquered Maple plywood

Very strong even spanning 6'

 

You'd have to adjust the drawer and drawer front dimensions to accommodate OZ's technique. Also the plywood would need to be approx 3/4 smaller in depth.

 

Yes and no

 

Well instead of 3/4" face dimension for the dividers, it'd be 1-1/2", no?

 

Daym OZ I never thought of doing that for a closet shelf. However I did that on my train shelf around the top of the room in the computer room.

 

1 1/2" dimension is vertical , 3/4" thick

and for smaller spans , 3/4" x 3/4" is fine

 

Cool

 

So you're just talking about horizontal runs? how about vertical runs?

 

I usually balance the sizes

Like I said , it all depends on the span and the weight that the shelf will be expected to carry

If it's shelves spanning 4' will lots of components going on it , I would probably go 3/4" x 1" on the shelf faces and balance that size by doing the same on the vertical faces

Shorter shelves or less weight , you could just go 3/4" x 3/4" , which isn't really adding to the strength , but just acting to hide the plywood end grain

 

Hope gets well soon

 

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