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With a pencil, mark each upright at the top and bottom, 2.5cm (1in) from the edge and centred. Turn the point of a bradawl in the wood where marked. This will ease the wood and prevent the drill bit slipping. Use a hand or electric drill to make eight holes right through each pencil mark on the four uprights.

Lay the uprights down on your work surface so that each has the drill holes facing upwards. With the pencil and tape measure, mark the position of the shelf runners. Measure from the top of the upright and make marks at 15cm (6in) intervals along it. These marks indicate the position of the lower side of each shelf runner.

Pair the uprights and lay them down 35cm (14in) apart. Align the lower edge of the first shelf runner with a pencil mark. Use a set square to check that the wood edges align to make right angles. Fix the runner in place with two nails at each end. Next put the lowest shelf runner in place. This ensures that the two uprights are parallel. Continue until all the shelf runners are fixed in place.

Use the four remaining battens to join together the four uprights, front and back, top and bottom. You will need someone to hold the frame steady as you do this. Fix the uprights together using 7.5cm (3in) screws turned into the pre-drilled holes.