From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:30:22 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)   
   wrote:   
      
   >Paul S Person  writes:   
   >>On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 01:41:24 -0600, Lynn McGuire   
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On 12/2/2025 9:05 AM, James Nicoll wrote:   
   >>>> Things I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Book Collection   
   >>>>=20   
   >>>> Handy advice for overly enthusiastic bookworms (you know who you are)   
   >>>>=20   
   >>>> =   
   >>https://reactormag.com/things-i-wish-id-known-when-starting-a-book-collec=   
   >>tion/   
   >>>   
   >>>I only have 4,000 books at the moment.  Plus 500 books in my SBR=20   
   >>>(strategic book reserve).  I keep them in seven 6 ft tall by 3 ft wide=20   
   >>>bookcases, triple stacked, in my bedroom.  Triple stacked is a front=20   
   >>>row, a back row, and a top stuffing of books on each shelf.   
   >>   
   >>If they are vertical, you might be able to save some space by stacking   
   >>them horizontally. Depending on how much space there is between the   
   >>shelves and the size of the books, of course. Doing two rows like this   
   >>can cause loading problems on the shelves (ie, if they are adjustable,   
   >>they may bend enough to come loose; if not, then the shelf might bend   
   >>or even break).   
   >   
   >If the shelving is wood, this handy-dandy tool will calculate the   
   >shelf-sag (0.02 or less should be the target) for a specified wood   
   >species and book load.   
   >   
   >https://woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator/   
      
   And so it does ... if you happen to know what wood was used.   
      
   Mine are mystery wood with a very nice veneer attached. One of the   
   particleboards, I suppose.   
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