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[Chuggers]

Hey, fantastic -- congrats, glad you went after both to get the full spectrum of Tom's talent. Enjoy -- that's weeks (at least by my increasingly slow read rate) of solid reading you have ahead of you!

Ha! It'll take me longer than that, I imagine!

[Ben Staad]

Great titles. I think you'll enjoy them.

[RonClinton]

Hey, fantastic -- congrats, glad you went after both to get the full spectrum of Tom's talent. Enjoy -- that's weeks (at least by my increasingly slow read rate) of solid reading you have ahead of you!

[Chuggers]

Ron & brlesh, first couple editions I found on the aftermarket showed up, Deep into that Darkness Peering is still on the way. These are both pretty massive, phenomenal looking collections, and the authors doing intros on these stories! Blown away! Just wanted to say thanks, again!

[jeffingoff]

Wow, that's a bummer to hear about Lutzke's retiring. Did he give a reason for his retirement?

Not explicitly, but it's hard out there for authors who don't have the huge advances and distribution reach from the big publishers. For every Winterset Hollow, there are hundreds of authors who get pulverized by the grind of having to be the author, editor, designer, marketer, and distributor. They don't get into Barnes & Noble and if they post about a new title on Facebook, they're mostly reaching the people who already know them so growth is slow. Fracassi had to have a Kickstarter to fund his Boys in the Valley book tour even though he had a trade deal with a Macmillan imprint. I'm not speaking for Chad, but that's the impression I got.

Here's a link to the book club chat where Chad talks about retiring so you can hear it in his own words:

[TacomaDiver]

Aaaannd now that's I'm scrolling about those shelves look amazing, Jason! I am also extremely jealous of your oversized book display abilities!

Thanks Jeff! I'm lucky to have a lot of space for shelves like that.

Still not done with the wife's comic cabinet (really hoping to be done this weekend but we'll see) and my end grain cutting boards have begun to go awry so we'll see what those final pieces look like.

[Sock Monkey]

I buy the Rapture chapbook bundle every time it's available and I'm thrilled to say the one currently up for preorder is from Chad Lutzke. This one's been selling like mad and there are less than 9 available. If you're a Lutzke fan, you need it He's said he's retired from writing but Rapture was able to get this one last story from him and it's pure Lutzke. I loved it. All are signed and numbered.

https://www.rapturepublishing.com/pr...=false&q=false

Wow, that's a bummer to hear about Lutzke's retiring. Did he give a reason for his retirement?

[sholloman81]

[QUOTE=jeffingoff;n200892]I He's said he's retired from writing but Rapture was able to get this one last story from him and it's pure Lutzke. I loved it. All are signed and numbered. QUOTE]

Wow, hadn't heard he's retiring. Good form him but a bit of a bummer for me as I just read my first book by him last year and really enjoyed it. Also pre-ordered his newest from Thunderstorm.

[jeffingoff]

Aaaannd now that's I'm scrolling about those shelves look amazing, Jason! I am also extremely jealous of your oversized book display abilities!

[jeffingoff]

I buy the Rapture chapbook bundle every time it's available and I'm thrilled to say the one currently up for preorder is from Chad Lutzke. This one's been selling like mad and there are less than 9 available. If you're a Lutzke fan, you need it He's said he's retired from writing but Rapture was able to get this one last story from him and it's pure Lutzke. I loved it. All are signed and numbered.

https://www.rapturepublishing.com/pr...=false&q=false

[TacomaDiver]

I have two more shelving units on the other side - I need to make more shelves for one, and then faceframes/lips for all the shelves. I should have plenty of room to last a bit (I hope.) I do plan on going through and getting rid of various duplicates (unsigned editions that I also have signed, books I'll never read, random trades for LEs that I also have the Kindle version of, etc.) which should free up some more room.

And thanks again for the compliments! I'm still a little in awe that I actually made these and they're pretty nice. My current project (wife's comic book filing cabinet) isn't going as planned (I am not comfortable with drawers yet) but my end grain cutting boards I've been working on this week are turning out fantastic so far!

[RonClinton]

RonClinton the shelves are 3/4" maple plywood (from a wood dealer, not the crappy stuff from the big box stores) and are only about 22 inches so sagging isn't much of a concern actually. I could have probably gotten away with 30" before I would get concerned. Plus, there each shelf has some face frame on it (albeit only 1/8" poplar) but that will give it a little extra rigidity.

There's a nifty on-line calculator called The Sagulator, but I forget how wide it said I could have gone. I stuck with a max of 24" to make sure I was within any sort of tolerances, plus it made it easy to size up everything when they are two feet in width.

Yeah, as soon as I posted my question, I looked at the photo again and thought, You know, those shelves are actually fairly narrow so probably don't require support. Mine are 32" or 36" -- can't recall offhand -- so needed that front lip to ensure rigidity.

I'm as impressed by the fact that you actually still have a bit of free shelf room remaining as I am your skill in creating the bookshelves in the first place.

[TacomaDiver]

RonClinton the shelves are 3/4" maple plywood (from a wood dealer, not the crappy stuff from the big box stores) and are only about 22 inches so sagging isn't much of a concern actually. I could have probably gotten away with 30" before I would get concerned. Plus, there each shelf has some face frame on it (albeit only 1/8" poplar) but that will give it a little extra rigidity.

There's a nifty on-line calculator called The Sagulator, but I forget how wide it said I could have gone. I stuck with a max of 24" to make sure I was within any sort of tolerances, plus it made it easy to size up everything when they are two feet in width.

[RonClinton]

Beautiful work, very nicely done! Asking as someone who knows nothing about woodworking, how do you keep the thin'ish shelving from bowing under the weight of the books without a rigid front lip on each shelf?

[TacomaDiver]

Thanks Ben Staad !

It is nice to display all of my books and now have room to spare.

I do need to go through my collection and get rid of some random duplicates and books I'll never read or don't need to own.

Do own a few editions I would sell if I could get what people say they're "worth" - looking at you Earthling Goblin for one!