Invisible Book Shelf
introInvisible Book Shelf
Cast levitation level 7 on your books!
step 1What You'll NeedBook
Good sized "L" Bracket
Carpet Knife
Pen
Small wood screws (of the flat headed variety)
Large wood screws
Tape Measure or Ruler
Glue
A Stack of Books for Weight
A friend at work gave me a stack of Stephen King books that were collecting dust in his garage. My previous two shelves from the in…
step 2Measure Twice, Cut Once.Measure the half way point, make a mark, set down your bracket, draw an outline, measure again, cut out a hole deep enough that the bracket will set flush. You are doing this to the back or bottom of the book, the part that will be visible in the finished product.
step 3Don't Put Away the Carpet Knife Yet!Use your knife to make a notch for the "L" bracket so the book can sit flush against the wall.
step 4Screw Stephen King!...or at least place your small wood screws to secure the "L" bracket in place, and one on either side toward the edges of the book to secure the pages of Stephen Kings book together. Hanging the bracket over the edge of a desk, chair, or counter is helpful. The pages will try to rise up the scre…
step 5Glue, and Apply PressureThe glue will hold the bottom cover of the book in place, and the screws hold the pages together. Put the stack of books on top of the whole deal and wait overnight.
step 6No. Seriously, Wait Overnight.Did you think I was kidding?
step 7Attach it to the Wall....sorry to switch books, but I wanted to finish the Instructable while the glue was drying.
use a large wood screw to attach the whole mess to the wall. Find a stud first.
step 8Load it Up!put some books on it to cover your handiwork. make sure you put enough books to cover the bracket, don't leave it like this picture.
step 9Forget That it's There......and wait for the crazy looks on peoples faces when they notice it and can't figure it out.
| Dec 16, 2009. 1:43 AMkhush
says:
good n nice thinking |
| yea this is a serious solution to my huge collection of books and loooooots of wall space lol i'm so going to do this freakin 5 stars bro! lol |
| Here is the one I built. I did it with two brackets and it turned out
great. Awesome instructable!
|
| i live in an apartment and i dont want to screw up my walls is there any
substitute to the wood screw into the stud |
| Attach it to one of your own shelves?
|
| Oct 26, 2009. 4:04 PMepoh
says:
Hi everyone,
I'd like to thank for this great instructable!
I was planning to do my bookshelf for about 6 months. When I finally
got to round to it, it took me about an hour or two.
I used an old calendar notebook with metal binding on the side so I
can hang my earing collection :)
Thanks again! |
| I used Jorgensen clamps instead of the ''heavy object''. It worked fine.
|
| great idea not to offend u or anything but this is also on vat19.com.
http://www.vat19.com/dvds/conceal-invisible-book-shelf.cfm
|
| You dont need a stud finder! I´m right here! |
| i love how he sais use a book that you dont want to read again and shows
us eragon LMFAO
|
| Loved the idea! Working on the project this week. _ Thanks for the project.
|
| I would also screw in the bracket. |
| If you use two angle brackets you can leave the upper cover of the book
unglued and cut a small secret box inside the book, between the brackets. |
| Yes and james bond would smile down on you for it. But the idea of a
hollow book is to hide something, usally with as little attention as
possible, the idea of this thing is to draw attention. Although most ppl
would be so amazed at the levitation trick they probly wouldnt pay
attention to much else |
| yeah, but good luck finding studs in your wall that are that close
together. I wouldn't trust this thing to drywall alone. |
| Sep 30, 2009. 2:25 PMCubie2
says:
that's why you put drywall screws in and THEN you put in the regular screws. |
| I am going to estimate the weight of a single book to 1.5kg. If this
shelf is going to hold five books, that makes 7.5kg. Since the center of
gravity for the books is about as far from the wall as the fastener is
from the corner of the angle iron, the fastener should be able to take
10kg pulling load to make this setup safe. There are special fasteners
(or one could as well call them "common fasteners" since they
are available in every hardware store) for drywall to which one can
safely hang this kind of a load. Search google for "drywall
fastener." And keep in mind that when you use two angle brackets,
the load to the dry wall is divided evenly to the two fasteners. In this
case 5kg pulling load would be enough. |
| 1.5kg is a very...generous...estimate. That's sort or, hardback oxford
dictionary weight, roughly speaking. I think it would be uncommon to
find multiple books weighing a kilo and a half in a single house. This
is just going on my years as a library shelver. I carry somewhere around
fifteen books at a time, that's an armload. I'm not hugely strong, and
there's no way Icould carry 22.5kg on my left arm.
The rest of your points are 100% valid though. Just thought I'd point
out the exaggerated weight estimate.
|
| Alternative option would be to buy simple metal-bookend and just make
holes to it. This one was nice but you converted your book into "art". |
| First completed instructable for my apartment, pulled off two of them
after work. 6 dollars worth of supplies for what I have to say is the
coolest bookshelf I've ever owned. |
| good idea once built a shelf the same way out of a skateboard. Sweet
series by C.S. Lewis |
| Yeah, I was impressed to see Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and
That Hideous Book! |
| See the related instructable about storing written correspondence: The
Screw/Tape Letters. |
| this is probably level 1 or 2 levitation. Level 7 would be sending a
snowball into space and directing a volcanic explosion towards it. |
| what does all this level stuff mean? |
| I'm afraid we cannot disclose that information. |
| There is nothing to fear but fear itself -Frankie Roosevelt |
| I love eragon! Thats a very good series. Nice choice! |
| wow. i like gorilla glue for tougher projectts that i can throw away
afterward because it expands so much. |
| Gorilla glue.. the stuff is magic.. i use it to glue my old set of
drawers back together lmao.. cause i'm cheap. and the tape works wonders
to.. i like playing with it when it expands |
| Sep 13, 2008. 6:01 PMjillg
says:
good one *) |
| Aug 12, 2009. 8:21 PMD.L.H.
says:
Great idea I might try it soon |
| I did this with an NES game and a dremel! It's pretty rad. I think it
would be better to have two L brackets instead of 1 though. I have
like 20 games on my shelf and I must admit...it's a bit wobbly. |
| Mar 23, 2009. 8:19 PMspydyr
says:
Do you think it could be possible to take this idea and create an
archway of books? I mean two invisibles angled opposite eachother and a
third verticle mounted invisible with books stacked between them. |
| I don't think it'd work. The books would have to be sedentary or else
when you go to grab one that particular section would collapse. |
| Jul 28, 2009. 12:53 PMkolao4
says:
This is a great idea. It was even displayed at the maker faire 2009!
|
| A great idea! I ran one off, took me about an hour from starting to
having it on the wall. My first Instructable project and a roaring
success! Thanks dorxincandeland!
|
| I haven't built one yet, but I was looking at another, much more
expensive bookshelf with this concept in mind (image included). Couldn't
this method be taken further to make this? I was thinking a base
platform on the bottom with a pole attached having several of these
L-brackets attached incrementally on the pole to achieve pretty much the
same look as the $2-300 counterpart. When and if I ever get around to
making it, I'll be sure to post it here. Check out the original and a
couple other unique bookshelves here. [http://weburbanist.com/2008/04/28/20-brilliant-bookcase-and-bookshelf-designs-creative-modular-and-unique-urban-furniture/
] |
| I would recommend using two L brackets if you plan to add more/heavier books. |
| May 15, 2009. 11:50 AMbusyb0y
says:
lol - novel idea !! |
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