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Vinyl strip for chipboard shelf edge

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  • Again, I've put together loads of IKEA furniture over the years. They are mostly designed to be as easy to dismantle as they are to put together. They usually use a combination of wooden dowel (never glued) and metal dowels with cams.
  • Hi,
    I have managed to build an Ikea bookcase with half of the shelves back to front, chipboard edge showing :o

    just curious, how come you didn't notice it after the first one?
  • PasturesNew
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    I always have to build things twice - it's not until you've got to the end that you can see what you were supposed to do.
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