Carol ordered a custom bookshelf, specifying 1 inch thick boards that were 9 inches deep. She also wanted the edges taped when she heard I wanted to use plywood. Fair enough; but I haven’t had a lot of success with iron-on tape (and it wasn’t available that wide) so I made my own by cutting thin strips of plywood and gluing them on. The shelf was painted with Arrow Wood cabinet paint.
It was quite heavy/awkward to deliver, so I left the back off (inset; pictured in the 4th picture), and stapled it on after carrying the shelf up the steps to the 2nd floor.
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