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I'm building a set of shelves that will be inset into a space that was once a window. It's now in the interior of a recently remodeled building. It will be free-standing with the supports made of 1/2" black pipe with supports for the shelf boards on each end about 3 inches in from the end of the board. The boards will be cut to fit snuggly against the sides of the walls. The width of each board will be 44" with no support in the middle. They will hold books, maybe some artwork--nothing extremely heavy. At the most, a shelf of hardback books. Will a 1x be strong enough not to sag appreciably, or do I need a 2x for the shelves?