Please take a look at
http://www.thosmoser.com/home_index_set.htm
or if you have the Thomas Moser catalog, it's the Windward bookcase. I
can't figure out how the adjustable shelves are supported. The resolution
of the web picture could be better, but I'll swear there there are no little
holes in the verticals for shelf supports. The catalog picture has better
resolution but the crucial surfaces are shadowed. Still, holes are really
black and generally very visible, and I don't see any. So I think it's
something else, and it's damned invisible.
I'm betting that there are supports located in the corner verticals, probably
on the blind side front, and forward or inward facing rear. Yeesh! $1,120.00
per section! Tom
>"donald girod"wrote;
>Please take a look at
>
>http://www.thosmoser.com/home_index_set.htm
>
>or if you have the Thomas Moser catalog, it's the Windward bookcase. I
>can't figure out how the adjustable shelves are supported. The resolution
>of the web picture could be better, but I'll swear there there are no little
>holes in the verticals for shelf supports. The catalog picture has better
>resolution but the crucial surfaces are shadowed. Still, holes are really
>black and generally very visible, and I don't see any. So I think it's
>something else, and it's damned invisible.
Someday, it'll all be over....
:) my old eyes think it's bowed too!
dave
Dan wrote:
> Tom wrote:
>
>> I'm betting that there are supports located in the corner verticals,
>> probably
>> on the blind side front, and forward or inward facing rear. Yeesh!
>> $1,120.00
>> per section!
>> Tom
>
>
> And is it just my old eyes and the perspective, or is that top shelf
> bowed just a teensy bit?
>
> Incidentally, the website is contained in frames. To quickly get to the
> windward bookcase, use this URL:
> http://www.thosmoser.com/windward-bookcase.htm
>
> Dan
>
Pin in the upright, slot the diameter of the pin in the shelf? Sits down
nice in my experience. Invisible, too.
Looks like 3/4 stock for 30" span. Maybe not ok for quarto size, though.
Pretty heavy books.
"Dan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tom wrote:
>
> > I'm betting that there are supports located in the corner verticals,
probably
> > on the blind side front, and forward or inward facing rear. Yeesh!
$1,120.00
> > per section! Tom
>
> And is it just my old eyes and the perspective, or is that top shelf
> bowed just a teensy bit?
>
Tom wrote:
> I'm betting that there are supports located in the corner verticals, probably
> on the blind side front, and forward or inward facing rear. Yeesh! $1,120.00
> per section! Tom
And is it just my old eyes and the perspective, or is that top shelf
bowed just a teensy bit?
Incidentally, the website is contained in frames. To quickly get to the
windward bookcase, use this URL:
http://www.thosmoser.com/windward-bookcase.htm
Dan
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> :) my old eyes think it's bowed too!
My eyes are only 30-something, and still work just fine, thank you very
much. It's obviously bowed. What a piece of crap. $1,200??? Some people
have too much money.
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:22:31 -0400, "donald girod"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Please take a look at
>
>http://www.thosmoser.com/home_index_set.htm
>
>or if you have the Thomas Moser catalog, it's the Windward bookcase. I
>can't figure out how the adjustable shelves are supported. The resolution
>of the web picture could be better, but I'll swear there there are no little
>holes in the verticals for shelf supports. The catalog picture has better
>resolution but the crucial surfaces are shadowed. Still, holes are really
>black and generally very visible, and I don't see any. So I think it's
>something else, and it's damned invisible.
Moser uses a hidden wire that is let into the side of the shelf and
the points of the wire fit into very small holes that do not show up
on the website graphic.
Regards, Tom
Tom Watson - Woodworker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
It looked bowed to me, but this cannot be at $1120. It must be an artifact
of the camera. Surely.
"Dan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tom wrote:
>
> > I'm betting that there are supports located in the corner verticals,
probably
> > on the blind side front, and forward or inward facing rear. Yeesh!
$1,120.00
> > per section! Tom
>
> And is it just my old eyes and the perspective, or is that top shelf
> bowed just a teensy bit?
>
> Incidentally, the website is contained in frames. To quickly get to the
> windward bookcase, use this URL:
> http://www.thosmoser.com/windward-bookcase.htm
>
> Dan
>
Hey, great! Small holes would indeed not show. I'll have to think about how
that might work--right now I'm not seeing where the strength would come
from. In the catalog picture there looks to be some kind of dofunny on the
bottom of the shelf, possibly locking the wire in? 10 gauge piano wire
would probably do it. I'm going to be in Portsmouth later this month and I
may just drive up to Freeport to get a firsthand look.
3/4" oak is ok for 30", but cherry is not as stiff, though the shelf is 13"
deep, rather more than normal.
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:22:31 -0400, "donald girod"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Please take a look at
> >
> >http://www.thosmoser.com/home_index_set.htm
> >
> >or if you have the Thomas Moser catalog, it's the Windward bookcase. I
> >can't figure out how the adjustable shelves are supported. The
resolution
> >of the web picture could be better, but I'll swear there there are no
little
> >holes in the verticals for shelf supports. The catalog picture has
better
> >resolution but the crucial surfaces are shadowed. Still, holes are
really
> >black and generally very visible, and I don't see any. So I think it's
> >something else, and it's damned invisible.
>
>
> Moser uses a hidden wire that is let into the side of the shelf and
> the points of the wire fit into very small holes that do not show up
> on the website graphic.
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Tom Watson - Woodworker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
Ok, I got it--Lee Valley has them. I was confused because you said "side"
or "edge" of the shelf--really, it's the end of the shelf.
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:25:12 -0400, "donald girod"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Hey, great! Small holes would indeed not show. I'll have to think about
how
> >that might work--right now I'm not seeing where the strength would come
> >from. In the catalog picture there looks to be some kind of dofunny on
the
> >bottom of the shelf, possibly locking the wire in? 10 gauge piano wire
> >would probably do it. I'm going to be in Portsmouth later this month and
I
> >may just drive up to Freeport to get a firsthand look.
>
> There is nothing on the bottom of the shelf.
>
> There is a slot cut into the edge of the shelf that holds a wire and
> the points of the wire fit into small holes in the carcasse.
>
> I'm not going to do your homework for you. Look at a Lee Valley or
> Garrett Wade Catalog, under shelf hardware.
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Tom Watson - Woodworker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson