The journal
Working notes from the benches
Three long pieces written around this range: the four measurements that decide a bookcase, an assembly afternoon taken in order, and the wall fixing that finishes every build. Every piece they mention lives in the FOTOSOK catalogue.
11 min at the bench
Measure the Room First: the Four Numbers That Decide a Bookcase
Height, width, walkway and shelf spacing: how to measure a room before ordering storage furniture, and the failures each measurement prevents.
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12 min at the bench
An Assembly Afternoon: Building a Flat-Pack Case Without Losing the Day
Setting up the floor, sorting the hardware bag, the order panels go together, the mistakes that cost an hour, and where the anchor step belongs.
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12 min at the bench
The Step Nobody Photographs: Anchoring Furniture to a Wall
Why furniture with drawers, doors or shelves belongs anchored, what the federal rule actually covers, and how the fixing works on drywall, plaster and masonry.
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