Nothing too fancy about this project. Just a big, sturdy and practical book case. The goal of this and probably future posts: Less words - More pictures. I always enjoy taking pictures, but I rarely want to sit down and type up a "nice" blog post, it's just not my thing. This new objective should yield more projects ending up here.
Without further rambling, what you came for... The book case.
It's a
6' tall,
1' deep,
2.5' wide solid wood monster. And I was very surprised when it weighed less than I imagined during the design. It is almost too big to carry by yourself, but I am just that awesome... so I did. :)
I pulled this one off for right around
$100.
1 - 2"x12" x 12' (cut exactly in half for the two 6' sides)
$15
7 - 1"x12" x 2.5' shelves (They vary by
~1.5" in width if they are fixed, or removable)
$30
1 - 4'x8' x 1/4" Red Oak Plywood for the backing (or any laminate / plywood sheet you like)
$26
1 - 32oz can of Minwax "Golden Oak" wood stain.
$8
1 - 32oz can of Minwax polycrylic clear semi-gloss finish.
$18
4 - 6' metal shelf tracking (cut in ~2.5' pieces)
$10
12 - wood screws $2
The pictures should tell the rest of the story well enough. Enjoy!
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| The 2x12 |
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| The shelves cut out |
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| Partly assembled |
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| Starting to stain. | |
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| Still adding stain. |
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| Golden Oak |
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| Tracking close up, I used a 3/8" straight plunge router bit to inlay the tracking. |
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| The middle fixed-shelf and tracking. |
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| Finished with the first coat |
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| Backing in place |
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| Almost finished! |
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| The semi-gloss finish. |
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| A nail-set to tap in the few nails I needed. |
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| 2 removable shelves finished. |
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| Closeup. |
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| Finished! |
Nothing too fancy about this project. Just a big, sturdy and practical book case. The goal of this and probably future posts: Less words - More pictures. I always enjoy taking pictures, but I rarely want to sit down and type up a "nice" blog post, it's just not my thing. This new objective should yield more projects ending up here.
