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Standing shelf design advice

Using this design is the brace on the back of sufficient size to prevent lateral movement or should it be taller? And if not how tall should it be? Should it be offset further "inwards" or ...
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Why is furniture built with side panel grain being vertical?

Why is furniture built with side panel grain being vertical? The main original reason was purely a practical one, to more easily allow for wood movement. Wood expands/contracts largely across the ...
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Why is furniture built with side panel grain being vertical?

Well in general it does look better other than for specific effects you might be going for. That being said... The grain of wood (the direction you are talking about) is how the wood grows, that is ...
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