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MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:30 pm
by Pikman
I'm happy, turned out as I hoped it would really!

Got some good advice from some individuals on here which set me off on the right track.

Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:46 pm
by macdadi112
Thats a neat job..

So where or who did you get inspiration from?

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Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:49 pm
by macdadi112
Whoops...

I see the original post!!! ;-)

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Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:57 pm
by Gadget
Nice work... :thumbleft:

Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:26 am
by Pikman
Just made it up after seeing similar shelves with cubes. I drew it in CAD first where I could tweak the spacing until it looked right and fit under the support beam (where it gets lower) and that was about it :)

Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:55 am
by dewaltdisney
Did you dowel joint in the end? Looks good to me but looking closely at the picture I cannot see your porn stash :lol:

DWD

Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:37 pm
by royaloakcarpentry
Decent job there........you just need one for records now

Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:11 pm
by Pikman
I didn't dowel, no. They all had a 5.5mm rout (never could decide if 5 or 6 was best!).
Every other is screwed together and the holes are CSK into the routs. All other shelves are slotted in, all fixings nicely hidden :)

I built this section as one (which was mentally heavy!) and then just added as I went :)

Also: we only have a few 78's for the grammophone, this holds them no problem!

Re: MDF Bookcases - First go at a largish DIY project

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:24 am
by steviec_lj
Pure excellence, have to make something like this in the near future when time, money and health allow it.

It looks fantastic though, well done.

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