Popular Post Denette Posted April 29, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 My son needed somewhere to keep his books. I had almost a full spare sheet of ½" baltic birch plywood. I cranked this thing out from design to finish in about 5 hours today. I had it almost totally finished, and then I decided to give the front face a gentle slope so it would be more bottom-heavy and less likely to tip. The final dimensions are something like 14" deep at the bottom and 10" deep at the top, with a consistent angle across the fronts of the shelves and ends. My son approves. The construction is super simple. The sides got dadoes for the shelves. The back panel is ¼" thick baltic birch and is also dadoes into the back. I used glue and a few pin nails to hold it together. Nothing too crazy. I wanted it very simple, very unobtrusive. The kind of thing that just disappears underneath whatever is on it. It's not fine woodworking - it's woodworking that I look at and think, "yeah, it's fine." I did have a little fun with the selection of boards, as the BBP had some deep mineral streaks that I decided to keep clearly visible by selecting carefully to use them on the shelf tops. The first thing he tried to do was climb on it (of course). I need to anchor it to the wall so he can't tip it, but for the moment he seems to get that it's for books and not for climbing. The second thing he did was put a bucket and a toy boat on his new shelf, because when you're almost 2 and have a bucket and boat, that's just what you do. I think he approves! He was smiling a lot. Altogether a morning well spent! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, Denette said: Altogether a morning well spent! Very well spent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Looks nice, kid can never have to many books. Looks like you will need another bookcase soon. Sometimes a quick and simple project can be enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 9 hours ago, Denette said: The first thing he tried to do was climb on it (of course). I need to anchor it to the wall so he can't tip it, but for the moment he seems to get that it's for books and not for climbing. That was the very first thing I thought of, too! Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted April 29, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Very nice! My first woodworking project was a very similar bookshelf for my daughter (now 2). The sloped front also helps accommodate the wide range in size of kids books. It is now overflowing with books so it is probably time to make another or a bigger one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Nice work, someday he will give it to his son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 Well done! Great idea about the bottom being wider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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