You are reading a single comment by @dbr and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
dbr
No you are right.
Biscuits do add strength to an end grain joint and would add some strength in this use case. However I don’t think many people would just glue a shelf to the uprights of a bookshelf. The fact they swell up in their pockets mean they hold the sides and shelves together and help stop them walking apart. I just wouldn’t trust them with the weight of books etc in a downward pressure. But I’m up for being corrected myself, every day is a school day.