Rope Bridge Bookshelf

The rope bridge bookshelf lets books have a relaxed home when they're not being read. It can be rough being opened and left in all sorts of locations during the reading process and the books have earned a nice break.

Step 1 Supplies

Materials

1. Statlig board from Ikea
2. Ekby Bjarnum shelf holder pair from Ikea
3. paracord
4. steel washers

Tools

1. Miter saw
2. Drill press
3. Lighter

Comments

[Pfarmkid]

is ikea trustable?

[wobbler]

This is so far out mad, it's gone right around the universe and re-entered at genius! Love it!

[clogden21]

 i LOVE THIS it would make a cool cat bed if you put carpet on the top of it.

[superMacaroni]

That's exactly what I was thinking! It would just have to be a bit bigger.

[LivStoleYourPie]

My cat would sit on it if it was too small or not.

But then again, my cat has a few problems...

[kchristensen6]

all cats have problems.... that is why I like em

[building_boy]

Thats why i don't like em!

[building_boy]

I am making this this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is a great idea. now i will have lucky books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[building_boy]

I made it with stuff from home depot. Now I need to find some studs! :-)

[TychaBrahe]

Good luck. I've been looking for a stud for a long time.

[facklere]

It looks so fun! I think you must have some of the luckiest books in the world, they must have a very fun time at your house. If I ever find the time, this is definitely going on my list of things to make.

[ThreeWestCreative]

This is fantastic! I think it would be great for too if you wanted to make several and dedicate a whole wall to them. I've been wanting to build a bookcase but don't really want a big hulking book case in the corner of my bedroom. But several layers of these on the smallest wall would be great! I could even put little motion activated accent lights under them. :) Thanks!

[Treepwood]

Thanks for your great instruction! I also tried it myself and wrote a German instruction: Hängebrücken Regal selber bauen

[fungus amungus]

Nice job!

[T3h_Muffinator]

Wow! Man fungus - you keep outdoing your bookshelves time after time. Awesome concept, perfect execution :)

[fungus amungus]

Thanks, Josh! Good luck with your new venture!

[immakingtroubles]

it's really impressive........i'll try it asap!!!!!

[bra2008]

NICE!!

[Alberta Leong]

i kinda like this. it's something new :)

[geekdude]

wont the books fall over?

[Robertwan]

 I don't think they'd be any more unstable than on a normal bookshelf without bookends.

[fungus amungus]

I'm comfortable living with that uncertainty.

[oswaldoparra]

Great answer man! Really clever

[spiderham]

Very cool! How about adding a rope railing to give it some novelty.

[fungus amungus]

Then it would be too literal for me and harder to get the books on and off. There's enough novelty there already.

[spiderham]

I think you missunderstood my use of the word "novelty." What I meant was change the style of the shelf from what I see as contemporary to more eclectic. Personally, I would build the shelf as you did, just thought I'd throw the idea out there for those with less contemporary tastes. It is a great looking shelf.

[uberlazy]

That would be so cool!  Plus, really handy here in California!  (rumble, rumble, shake, shake)  ;)

[Alex Ribeiro]

 Thank you its a very nice project!

[fungus amungus]

thanks

[modernfurniture]

Great design!! 
For sure I will make one for my house, It goes very good with my modern furniture.

this Rope Bridge Bookshelf can go very good in any Bedroom, Patio & ktichen

[fungus amungus]

thanks

[Weissensteinburg]

 It's so cute :)

[caitlinsdad]

You could have used LED or some kind of rope lights, also at IKEA to thread through the slats.

What happens when a strong breeze comes through the open window nearby, does it start oscillating violently and self destructs on the right harmonic frequency?

[Derin]

Hahahaha, add a micro and ailerons to disable Mr. Aerodynamic "Tacoma Narrows" Flutter! LOL

[kcls]

:)

[TailorU]

Cool!

[porcupinemamma]

Hey there :0) It's really fun Fungie!

[bowmaster]

This is really cool. It also gave me a cool idea, make a mega sized version, put some foam padding (like memory foam) on it, and use it as a bed. It would be really cool.

[fungus amungus]

Like this?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Paracord-Laced-Pallet-Hanging-Chair/

[bowmaster]

Yes, something similar to that, but mattress sized.