![]() ![]() So do yourself a favor: if you want your shelves to hold their weight and, more importantly, if you want your shelves to last… avoid these materials like the flu. While these products are inexpensive, the age-old adage applies: you get what you pay for. or when they tell others “don’t buy shelves from Shelfology… you can get floating shelves on Etsy for $30!”. It really grinds my gears when someone writes in and tells us that our shelves “are so expensive”. Shelves made from any of these materials are GUARANTEED to sag, warp, snap, splinter, or straight up break over time and/or when any weight is applied. These materials are called “wood composite products”: particleboard and MDF are made of squashed together wood shavings and plywood is made of glued-together wood veneer. These inexpensive products are typically built using particleboard, MDF (micro-density fiberboard), or plywood. One twist of the screwdriver too many… or one misstep when trying to move it from place to place and that puppy is probably gonna fall apart. These inexpensive pieces of “furniture” (it hurts me to even call them that!), while cost-effective, leave much to be desired in the way of durability. Growing up, my mom purchased many the cheap-o bookshelf or TV entertainment center. You dig? Which Materials Should You Avoid Using for Shelves? This isn't to say that you can’t throw a custom-made pine shelf onto our contractor-grade floating shelf brackets… because you totally could! We just don’t want there to be any question whatsoever that our clients can rely on our pre-built shelving. So, we’re proud to say that we only offer furniture-grade solid hardwood shelves. After all, you rely on our products to stand up to whatever crazy, radical things you put on them! And since our shelf brackets are some of the gnarliest, most heavy-duty shelf hardware on planet earth… we could probably get away with softwood for our shelves. Granted, your mounting hardware bears the brunt of the load. When you’re building shelves that you want to last an eternity (like we do), you usually select hardwood for your shelf slab. For example, pine is generally considered softwood, while maple is hardwood. Perfect for giving a country / vintage touch to your home.Of course, not all woods are created equally. The 110 to 140 cm shelf will have 4 supports The 80 to 100 cm shelf will have 3 supports The 40 to 70 cm shelf will have 2 supports The supports vary according to the length of the shelf. The iron supports are 4 mm thick fixed with long screws to the shelves and have a capacity of 25 kg. ![]() Ideal in the kitchen and living rooms to create bookcases or to create an empty corner of your home Perfect for giving a country / vintage / industrial touch to your home. The old age of the wood (+/- 20 years) with the processing performed will keep its charm unaltered for a long time to come. It will have a water-based finish with eco-friendly walnut or oak dyes and two coats of beeswax that will protect the shelf from bumps and liquids and other adversities. Many boards will still have its exposed nails and old cracks that time and bad weather have created. The shelves have been brushed and carefully worked leaving its veins in relief. Reclaimed fir wood shelves 4.5 cm thick recovered from old masons' scaffolding.
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