I needed sturdy, tall bookcases that were about 24" wide for my study. I ordered 3 of these, although not from Amazon. The man who delivered them for a freight company was clearly furious about the weight, was extremely rough with the delivery - breaking the pallet on which the boxes were resting and damaging the back panel in the bottom box. Also, that box has one fewer shelf peg than it was suppose too. Maybe Safco will replace it, but the company I ordered it from cannot.
The shelves themselves are about what I expected, laminate over particle board or some such material. Any screw going into the laminate tears or ripples the laminate a little. The instructions are all pictorial with no words causing confusion to this assembler who has never seen a cam screw before. But, the assembly after the first one went much faster since I had learned all the tricks (for instance, when a cam screw won't turn to lock into place, pushing the pieces together might not work but pulling them apart *slightly* often does.)
I might well have spent more money to buy nicer shelves if I could have found them. But a trip to every furniture store in town turned up no tall, sturdy shelving 24" wide. These definitely serve my needs and, if I can obtain the last shelf peg, will definitely have been worth the hassle, even though a couple more phone calls are in order (to Safco for the peg and to the freight company to complain about the driver - if they can't handle freight this heavy, why do they accept it?)
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Safco Veneer Baby BookcaseProduct Description: The clean square-corner design of these bookcases is offered in three widths and two heights. Durable wood veneer in your choice of four finishes. One-piece matching veneer back panel and 3/4-inchshelves and sides add strength and stability. Shelves are 11-3/4-inchdeep and adjust in 1-1/4-inchincrements. 30-inchwide units are offered in a reinforced shelf version. Standard shelves hold up to 100 lbs.; steel reinforced shelves support up to 150 lbs. Bookcases are available in Cherry, Mahogany, Medium Oak and Walnut. Optional trim kits are available in Cherry, Mahogany and Walnut. Easy assembly with quick-lock fasteners. Shelf count includes bottomof bookcase.
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As stated in previous reviews, this cabinet is mostly easy to assemble, with the exception of the corner brackets.Impossible to screw in those corner brackets when the cabinet is assembled.Plus, the screws are very cheap screws that are not wood screws.There is a significant gap between the drawers once assembled.One of the drawers does not slide well and seems to slip off its track occasionally. The color of the cabinet is nice but the finish is not done well.I feel I need to be very careful pulling out the drawers as the cabinet just does not feel very sturdy.If you want a file cabinet that looks pretty, is fairly economical compared to other non-metal file cabinets, and won't be used often, this may still be an acceptable choice.
