Simple Book Shelf

Step 8 Top and Shelf

That decorative top piece that you made in step 3, now would be a good time to put that on.

You don't want to put the middle shelf on first because it is a bugger to get a drill in there.

Line your top piece up to be flush to the back of the shelf and you should have about a 1" overhang on the front and about 3/4" on the sides. Screw it and glue it on there real good.

Now insert the center shelf. This process is exactly the same as adding the bottom shelf. If you've made it this far without cutting of a digit, I'm guessing your doing alright.

You know what? This might come out of the basement and end up in the in-laws room for a place to keep their fake teeth at night.

Comments

[tyrz64]

I like the design but on a number of steps I don't see how you screwed in the pieces. I.e. the top. A picture of those details would be greatly beneficial. Thanks for the great instructable!

[schnaars]

Good question. I don't have any photos, sorry. The way that I attached the top together was thus: - There are two pieces on the top. The decorative piece that I routed and a second piece that I use to complete the box. - Screw the decorative piece to the top piece, from the bottom. It takes a little bit of time to align the pieces, but it is time worth spending. Let me know your other questions and I'm happy to provide some guidance.

[tyrz64]

Thanks for the reply. Really appreciate it. It makes sense now. I am just beginning with wood working and sometimes I don't see how things are assembled. Cheers!