Welcome to one of the big unsolved problems in physics

Went to see Randall doing his book promo and being interviewed by Matt Parker (in the UK) recently and this was his exact position on it

The audience were not on his side 😆

Yeah it’s all wood - they’re attached to the top with dowels and glue

D’oh yeah should’ve put that in the post - walnut for most of it, sapele and ash for the accent strip

There’s a furniture makers a short drive away with a container full of their offcuts for cheap, spotted this guy right away 😁

Terrible coffee

Ooh neat, think that’s from the same root as troth/betrothal in English too, proto German for truth & fidelity

I get that, but also, it’s always seemed like the purpose of the ring is to signify the state of being, so engagement ring to show the state of being engaged, wedding ring shows the state of being married, or wed, I guess it works both ways

Not a strongly held view by any means 😆

French as well - le bague de mariage

On higher end ones maybe, but this works fine so idk - it’s conceivable they both use the same internals just with a different battery mounting geometry

I did something similar a few years ago as my first built-in project.

What I found helped was using glue as well as hardware to attach the framework to the wall, and tying them into more than one side of the alcove. Structurally they were some strips with a plywood box built around them and some nice facing on the front.

Tools were really just a tenon saw for the frame pieces and a bandsaw for the back of the plywood where it’s scribed into the uneven wall, but you could use a hand coping saw for that just as well.

Diall 8mm universal wall plugs, 7 per shelf (3 on the back and 2 each side)

(The framework doesn’t span the whole way cos I was trying to save money and just use one piece of lumber per shelf, probs a false economy)

Good luck!