Both Open Ends
A 24" frame would be 25 1/4"
One Open, One Closed End
A 24" frame would be 25 7/8"
Both Closed Ends
A 24" frame would be 26 3/8"
Open End
A 24" frame would be 24"
Closed End
A 24" frame would be 24 1/2"
Note: Our closed end frames use a thicker upright. Open uprights are approximately 1 3/8" thick while Closed uprights are just over a half inch thicker at 1 7/8".
All sizes are approximate within 1/16" to 1/8".
Starter Units & Add On Units
These are assemblies that are made of solid wood "Uprights" and "Freestanding Kits".
Click here to see how our units are assembled
Horizontal Surfaces are made of Solid Premium White Pine (Shelves)
Actual forest locations of our sourced material is noted further down this page. Our lumber comes from Single Tree Harvest forests.
Vertical Surfaces are made of Solid Hardwood Maple (Uprights and cross rails)
Actual forest locations of our sourced material is noted further down this page. Our lumber comes from Single Tree Harvest forests.
Uprights are manufactured from clear, Solid Hardwood Maple. Two 1-3/8" x 1-5/8" stiles have a 3/8" wide x 5/8" deep plow the entire height to receive shelf end channels and are drilled with 3/16" diameter holes on 1" centers to allow for shelf adjustability. Stiles are locked together with two or more cross members mortised into the stiles. All components are machined smooth with all outside corners eased. Uprights are available unfinished or in clear water based lacquer or select tinted or painted water based finishes.
Shelves are manufactured of approximately 3/4" solid select premium white pine. All shelf materials are machined to accept formed aluminum extrusions shaped to fit into a routed slot on the end of the shelf and to rest on the shelf support pins. Shelves are available unfinished or in clear water based lacquer or select tinted or painted water based finishes.
Cross Rails (Freestanding Kits) are manufactured from 3/4" thick Solid Hardwood Maple. This kit includes 4 boards and hardware. Two boards connect uprights at the bottom and two connect at the top to create a Starter Frame or Add On Frame. Bolts and special embedded barrel nuts are used to securely bolt frames together. A simple "Allen" wrench is all that is needed to screw the boards together with the uprights (Allen wrench is included).
About our Solid Lumber:
We have used Pine as our primary wood source for over 75 years (All worldwide locations use solid pine). We have recently made a major upgrade to hardwood maple and higher grade premium white pine. Both are considered among the most sustainable woods in the world as they are some of the fastest growing and most readily available wood sources.
Solid Maple is used in our drawers. This wood is considerably more expensive but needed to hold our very detailed and precise German Dovetail joinery on all four corners (See image below).
The is our actual raw material
White Pine Shelves in Production
Maple Upright Stiles in Production
We manufacture with solid hardwood maple and premium white pine. All vertical surfaces are made out of solid hardwood maple (Uprights and cross rails) and all horizontal surfaces are made out of solid white pine.
Any knots in pine are sanded and filled if needed for a smooth finish. Our drawers are made out of solid maple (Maple is considerably more expensive, but needed to hold our intricate English dovetail joinery).
Lundia Solid Wood Upright Stiles in Production
Our drawers are made of 5/8" thick solid wood sides (4 sides) and then we have a 3/4" thick solid wood drawer front. All joints are finely crafted English Dovetail, guaranteed to last you for life. Compare our drawers — you will not find a better made drawer than ours.
Drawers
Professional cabinet or furniture makers will tell you that the hallmark of quality in ANY piece of furniture starts with the drawer. If you want to verify the quality of a wood desk or furniture piece, open the drawers and examine how the drawer box is assembled. Because drawers constantly move and take abuse, they are usually the first item to fail.
The cheapest drawers are made with butt joints or slip joints. Only the finest craftsmen use English Dovetail construction — the most durable joinery in woodworking. Some manufacturers use a combination of dovetail and butt joints. Our drawer boxes have English Dovetails at all four corners.
Next, examine how many "sides" there are. Our drawers are called a 5-sided drawer box because the drawer itself is manufactured as a separate box, then the drawer front is attached afterward. If the drawer front is the actual front of the box (as in a 4-sided drawer), joints will eventually pull apart from repeated use. Our 5-sided drawer box eliminates that problem.
Hardware Slides
We use top-of-the-line Accuride-brand ball bearing, full-suspension slides. These are commercial-rated and offer smooth closing. "Full suspension" means the entire drawer extends for full interior access (unlike cheaper slides that only open partially).
Our 15" deep Hang Bar Rails include a center position for smaller pant hangers with clips.
Use 24" deep when you want to add doors in front of hanging clothes
Fine woodworking joinery/construction on all doors. Doors are 7/8" thick
Doors are hand assembled
All of our lumber comes from New England Forests
Particle board is made of thousands of small wood chunks glued together with formaldehyde resin. It's the cheapest material used for wood products and serves as the core panel for melamine.
Melamine is simply particle board or MDF with printed paper material attached to one or both sides. It mimics the appearance of wood but is low-cost and contains formaldehyde. Used by companies like IKEA, California Closets, Closet World, Home Depot, etc.
MDF (Medium-Density Fiberboard) is made of extremely fine wood particles bonded with more formaldehyde-based glue than particle board. It is stronger, can be painted or routed, and is often used as a cheap substitute for plywood.
Plywood is made of multiple wood layers glued together. Glue in conventional plywood contains some formaldehyde. Soy-based plywood, however, is formaldehyde-free. Plywood is widely used by cabinetmakers and is considered second-best after solid wood.
Solid wood is cut directly from trees and surfaced to final dimensions like 3/4", 1", or 2". It's the highest quality material but requires greater craftsmanship. A melamine cabinet might use 4 parts — the same cabinet in solid wood uses 14 carefully made components.
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Our 24" wide Solid Wood Shelf with 500 lbs of weight.
Notice there is still NO deflection in the shelf. Compare the line of the yellow string to the shelf edge — they remain parallel.
NO DEFLECTION
IMPORTANT: We do not guarantee weight capacity or deflection limits. This demonstration gives a general idea only. Because wood is a natural material, individual shelves may react differently.
