Daniel's Simple free easy woodworking plans, ideas, photos - Leaning Bookcase
| A beatiful, practical, and easy to build keepsake. |
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Items Necessary:
(hopefully you can find a fully worn out board like I used. Don't plane it - just sand it. Keep the character.) Remember: grooves, knots & cracks are cool. |
Approximately 26" or more of board 4" or more in
width. Table saw or something similar. sandpaper & probably a chisel. A square if you want it so. Screws (brass is prettier) or wooden pegs (even better). Perhaps some glue. |
| The physics behind the leaning bookcase.. | Three pieces of wood (perhaps from the same board) are fitted together to form a naturally leaning bookcase or cd holder that goes anywhere (bedside, stereo speaker, etc.) |
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This was a board from my deck. Completely worn out with
deep grooves. Time to turn it into something else. Just sanded it some. Didn't want to lose the character. |
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| I cut this into three lengths. Use what you like but I used 7", 14" & 4.5" lengths..
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| This is how I cut the rabbets/dados (squared out grooves) in the picture above. Notice pencil mark for left hand side. I just kept moving it through with the blade set to cut the depth I needed. Just move over a hair with each cut. Absolutely not recommended to do. |
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I'm cutting, I'm checking the tightness of the fit. Then I chisel out & sand the rabbets (sounds weird). I apply glue and insert the pieces. You may want to stick a square in those 90 degree angles just to be sure. You may also want to use screws or small wood pegs (home made would be best) to further attach the 3 pieces. |
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Finished it with a couple coats of Golden Oak and than a couple of
layers of polyurethane. Makes a great gift. Miriam and I gave this one to Dylan Nance for Christmas 2005. (Dylan is son of the infamous David Nance) |
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