This instructable will involve creating a DVD/book shelf that is stackable in any number of configurations. You may recognize these pieces from something ;) This tutorial borrows the various pieces from Tetris and allows you to make a unique and classy DVD shelf that looks great and will fit into whatever space you put it in. Here we see the finished assembled shelf that I put together. Read on to see how it was built!
One final note before we get started. This project does not require a tremendous amount of skill, though it would be very helpful to have experience with some woodworking beforehand, for obvious reasons.
One final note before we get started. This project does not require a tremendous amount of skill, though it would be very helpful to have experience with some woodworking beforehand, for obvious reasons.
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For this project, I opted to use a nice solid pine wood. The primary reason for this is simply a matter of expenses. I spent about 85 dollars on the wood whereas if I were to use a nice red oak or rosewood or maple, or something of that nature, I would easily have spent over 200 dollars in wood. You need to make SURE that you have straight boards though. The easiest way to tell is to look straight down the full length of the board. You will see if there are warps in it. It is important that we get straight wood because these pieces need to be able to stack nicely on each other, and if our wood is warped, it would be like a canoe on a dock.
Since this is a DVD case I opted to make it 8" wide for a good movie holder size and to save a little bit on costs. If you get the 10" , you will have more stackable configurations available to you, as you will be able to stack them perpendicularly as well. You still technically could, but it would have some overhang. So on with the materials.
Since this is a DVD case I opted to make it 8" wide for a good movie holder size and to save a little bit on costs. If you get the 10" , you will have more stackable configurations available to you, as you will be able to stack them perpendicularly as well. You still technically could, but it would have some overhang. So on with the materials.
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I didn't bevel the edges. I was planning to, but forgot to do it on the first shape and then just kept going.
For my finish, I used 2 coats of General Finishes gel stain, Georgian Cherry color, from WoodCraft. Then 2 coats of Minwax polyurethane, semigloss. If you use these finishes, take note that the gel stain instructions say you should not sand with anything higher than 180 grit. This color looks pretty "serious". It complements my living room without drawing attention to itself.
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awesome 'Ible...i think i'll make a mini version to start off, although i might add slotted retaiing bolts or clips to keep the pieces together in the assembled positions...
haha thats awesome.
I definately build some of these when I get more tools.
Grout the edges (so they look like cubes) and paint them for the full effect haha
Very nicely done!