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What happened to the Bertby?

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Morgbug:
No door either.  I think you could get doors for the Billy cabinet but it had wood shelves too.  Not a huge deal to get glass shelves cut really, so that can be swapped out in any of them but I'd like to have a cabinet with a door and if I build it myself I'd probably see about a lock as well.  But to build it, I'd like the approximate dimensions.  And thanks for the link to the assembly instructions, it may be useful.

MikeT:
Hey Morgbug, have you seen these?

"Akurum"     http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19811863

"Billy Kiaby"  http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70166723

"Billy Nyckelby" http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69838049 


Some kinda cool alternatives, since the Bertby has apparently been wiped out of existence. :-\

Morgbug:
Mike,
Thanks for the links.  I was contemplating a Billy with a glass door and the last one looks like a decent option, especially if I opted to replace the standard shelves with glass ones.  The only problem to me is that the Billy is quite narrow at just under 16". 

Jesse linked the Besta that has a better width but seemingly no glass door.  And both of those options lack the "class" of the Bertby, if you know what I mean. 

MikeT:
No prob!


--- Quote from: Morgbug on November  9, 2010, 12:46 PM --- And both of those options lack the "class" of the Bertby, if you know what I mean. 

--- End quote ---

Yeah, the Bertby has so much more style. Dunno why Ikea stopped making it. Maybe the recall gave it a bad buzz.

Morgbug:
I've been looking to see if there were any lawsuits (presumably in the US though I admit I don't know how common that kind of litigation is elsewhere) but haven't found any indications.  It sure seems like the problem existed for a while. 

I did stumble across a blog that indicated that if something was successful, sold well and well liked at Ikea it almost assuredly meant it would be discontinued and they mentioned the Bertby as another example of the tall foreheads inability to act rationally. 

I've got other things going on at the moment in the basement that are priorities so I've got a little time to see if they bring back the Bertby, otherwise I guess I will make my own versions that mirror their style.  From what I know about them it's likely mine would be sturdier anyway but it provides a really nice model so long as I can score the dimensions. 

The biggest hassle will be drilling the holes along the side walls without a drill press.  I could always just go through the boards and then cover the sides with veneer but I'd rather not do that. 

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