( 3 reviews )
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Posted: 06-19-2009
The reason this is called "Canoe" is beause the front pieces are chaped kind of like a cone. I had been looking for a shelf that allowed for vertical storage and did not waste space with a slot for each album, and simply provided a shelf the correct size and shape for CDs rather than trying to be funky with a wavy rack or something. Unfortunately, this particle-board shelf proves to be just as stupid. The canoe-frame fronts initially seem to do nothing useful for the unit except hide some unfinished material, so I took them off, as they block access to the shelf's contents. Unfortunately, after I did this, the shelf sides started to drift, and after much time, led the space to become too wide for the shelves to remain in place, so they dopped onto the top of the CDs of the next shelf. I wish it were possible to find a non-inept design for a CD shelf at a reasonable price. St. Croix Wood made some, but they discontinued them, and I believe they went out of business, and most other designs are no good to people who need a maximum of storage in a minimum of space. This is entirely a particle board product, as the other reviewer said.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: 06-19-2009
The reason this is called "Canoe" is beause the front pieces are shaped kind of like a canoe. I had been looking for a shelf that allowed for vertical storage and did not waste space with a slot for each album, and simply provided a shelf the correct size and shape for CDs rather than trying to be funky with a wavy rack or something. Unfortunately, this particle-board shelf proves to be just as stupid. The canoe-frame fronts initially seem to do nothing useful for the unit except hide some unfinished material, so I took them off, as they block access to the shelf's contents. Unfortunately, after I did this, the shelf sides started to drift, and after much time, led the space to become too wide for the shelves to remain in place, so they dopped onto the top of the CDs of the next shelf. I wish it were possible to find a non-inept design for a CD shelf at a reasonable price. St. Croix Wood made some, but they discontinued them, and I believe they went out of business, and most other designs are no good to people who need a maximum of storage in a minimum of space. This is entirely a particle board product, as the other reviewer said.
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( 3 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: 05-03-2007
The description of this product says "wood construction". While I certainly did not expect solid wood for $30.99, I thought it must at least have wooden sides. Not so. There is absolutely no wood in this thing. The box says "wood product", which is essentially particle board. I hope Amazon corrects the product information, so people can tell what they are actually ordering.
