On Jun 16, 2007, at 8:03 PM, Randall wrote:
>
> An oddball suggestion : Why not trim the bookcases to match the
> floor ?
> Shim them up temporarily, then use a pencil & spacer block to mark
> the edge
> up from the floor and trim away the excess wood.
I'm far too lazy to stage them, mark the location and re-place for
scribing. :-)
(The same goes for making a false floor- it'd be nice & stable but I
don't have the tools or patience to make one that'd look nice enough. )
Besides, they're essentially chipboard so they'd likely crumble if I
tried to get fancy with the jigsaw. And it'd be a slight compound
curve, the floor that curved. Much easier to shim.
I like the plastic shim idea, I'll hunt around. I've seen the door
frame sized plastic ones.
I think birch is still too soft and will compress.
Thanks for all the ideas. Just making sure there wasn't a "oak shims
for bookcases" product I was missing out on.
jim
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