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Hi everyone,

I am looking for opinions on how to attach the finished top of my Kreg bookshelf to the rest of the bookshelf. The best i can think of right now is to glue and brad nail from the underside inside the shelf. I just don't think this will be sturdy enough. The first thing people grab when they go to move furniture is the top. To me this joint should be able to support the full weight of the shelf and I don't see brads and glue doing the job. Any suggestions would be great?

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Shawn this is the way I do it you see the plug hole's going up thats where I attach my tops I lay it upside down and squre it up and put in my scerws but I dont use glue on the top. hope this help's

thanks for the reply, the only reason i did not do this is because the plans called for a carcass top and than a finished top. I like your way much better and will build your way next time. Thanksagain.



David Dean said:

Shawn this is the way I do it you see the plug hole's going up thats where I attach my tops I lay it upside down and squre it up and put in my scerws but I dont use glue on the top. hope this help's
i agree with david, i always pocket screw my tops to the frame, never had problems with this method, tops are solid and you can pick up my cabinets with the top and everything holds together, and no glue.

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