If I were to take a bunch of 1×2's, say 13, and glue them face to face to reach a desired shelf depth of 9.75" (plus a 1/2" nicer wood facing to reach my total depth needed of 10.25"), a length of 6' and then properly supported with 4 steel brackets screwed into wall studs, would that support about 85 to 90 lbs. of record albums? Asking for a blog project of mine. Thank you!
Wood – Building a shelf question, weight bearing advice needed
woodwoodworking
Best Answer
That glued-up board will comfortably support an evenly distributed load of that weight.