Here's a Sketchup drawing of a bookcase that is 50" long, and 27" tall. The shelves are 13 1/4" deep, the vertical pieces are 12 1/4" deep. The material is 1" thick white oak.
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The clients showed me a photo of a similar looking bookcase. The photo does not show aprons (is that the correct term here?). I told them they are probably there but hidden from view by the angle the shot was taken from. They would prefer I don't use aprons.
I can't see how I can make this bookcase resist racking without aprons.
Would a brace of aircraft cable be sufficient?
They don't have young children who might climb all over this. But still.
Also - how would you go about joining the shelves and upright sections.
That might be the bigger question.
Thanks. Hope to hear what some of you think.