The "Bookshelf"

Let's make a real "Bookshelf" !

A bookcase is bound to be built on authors.

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Step 1: Step 1: Materials

1- 1m² Foreks (that's a PVC based material) (10 mm and 5 mm)

2- A Drill

3 - 1.5 meter LED and 12V adapter

4 - Soldering Iron and Solder

5 - A can of spray paint (Black or your choice)

6 - Some connection stuff

zilcho says: Mar 31, 2011. 5:43 PM

Dude, that is awesome. now if only i had a cnc machine

buvra (author) in reply to zilchoMar 31, 2011. 5:47 PM

Thx dudee. Come here, i can cut them for u ^^

siafulinux says: Mar 31, 2011. 5:52 PM

Nice!!! Really nice!

siafulinux in reply to zilchoMar 31, 2011. 5:52 PM

You could use a jigsaw, but it would take a bit of time... still, it's possible.

buvra (author) in reply to siafulinuxMar 31, 2011. 6:09 PM

thanks a lot

artworker says: Mar 31, 2011. 9:37 PM

You have made the sexiest thing on instructables.

Queen_of_losers says: Apr 1, 2011. 9:14 AM

Such a brilliant idea and good application! Congratulations..

piperjon says: Apr 1, 2011. 2:16 PM

This is BRILLIANT. And I would be the one with the jigsaw trying to do that, just a bit on the old-school side for something as AWESOME as a CNC. Very good look, and with lots of potential for other projects. - Pj

wiillii says: Apr 2, 2011. 3:01 PM

avesome idea

PS: kitaplık diye görünce nedense mutlu oldum:)

buvra (author) in reply to wiilliiApr 2, 2011. 4:01 PM

:):) thx

piper1234 says: Apr 2, 2011. 10:33 PM

amazing mix of crafting and typography graphic design :D William Morris and Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus would be proud, a standing clap ; )

Dream Dragon says: Apr 3, 2011. 4:53 AM

That is a VERY nice piece of work, reminds me a little of the Japanese style lights "shoji"(?) but a very creative and original take on the idea. Well done and thanks for sharing your project.

barbara32ca says: Apr 3, 2011. 6:09 AM

These are gorgeous!

buvra (author) in reply to Dream DragonApr 3, 2011. 8:23 AM

thanks for your attention:)

velorna says: Apr 3, 2011. 8:28 AM

Very nice and creative

dejure says: Apr 3, 2011. 9:48 AM

If ever the shelves were made too long and "wowed" a bit, you could add stiffeners that lined with the lettering and was mounted, of course, to the undersides.

Even if the stiffeners were not one solid piece, as is often found on the front of a cabinet shelf, and were, instead, several short pieces, still, they would vastly improve the strength of a long shelf.

malialtin says: Apr 3, 2011. 2:39 PM

Will get an "A" mark for sure...

buvra (author) in reply to malialtinApr 3, 2011. 3:58 PM

he is my boss on this project^^

abonaza says: Apr 4, 2011. 12:57 AM

i love this work

imp says: Apr 4, 2011. 5:51 AM

awesome work. i really like that.

buvra (author) in reply to dejureApr 4, 2011. 1:20 PM

Thank you for your interest and useful advises.
I will take consideration.

UberNoober says: Apr 5, 2011. 12:56 AM

One of the coolest looking bookshelves I've ever seen. Absolutely brilliant.

mpedersen says: Apr 6, 2011. 3:09 PM

Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing

AcidCow says: Apr 7, 2011. 2:22 PM

Wow, nicely done! Jjust the kind of thing I had in mind only about a 50th in size...

hmouda says: Apr 8, 2011. 6:12 AM

good

ilpug says: Apr 13, 2011. 10:04 AM

very well done. great idea, and great workmanship. I have no CNC machine, but i might do something like this.

CrLz says: Apr 15, 2011. 12:34 PM

Beautiful!

umarthebeast says: Apr 16, 2011. 7:03 AM

Nice work!
you should put something like wax paper behind it to diffuse the light so it spreads evenly

umarthebeast in reply to umarthebeastApr 16, 2011. 7:17 AM

lol nevermind i take the diffusion thing back

Rehmatullah says: Dec 13, 2011. 7:48 PM

i like your lighting and word cutting.... nice shelf style.. i like it

Rich99 says: Oct 28, 2011. 11:29 PM

i refuse to read any i'ble with the phrase " Here we go! Let's cut the parts with CNC" in it.

öözdemir says: Sep 24, 2011. 11:58 AM

o lehimi 1 milyoncudanmı aldın brother ;))

tellner says: Apr 5, 2011. 3:59 PM

It's cute but not terribly useful if you have a lot of books. All the hard work will be covered up

buvra (author) in reply to tellnerApr 5, 2011. 5:02 PM

I tested it with pretty acceptable weight.Working okey..I'll try to add wall-mounted photos soonly.(with books)
Thanks for the critic.

tellner in reply to buvraApr 5, 2011. 9:14 PM

I'm sure it can handle the weight. It just seems a shame to go to all that work when it will be completely covered up with books. At least at my house where they're three deep on all the shelves.

pfred2 in reply to tellnerJun 26, 2011. 6:51 PM

These are some real bookworm's shelves:

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/508/shelves.jpg

I showed them to a real bookworm once and he was very excited!

Then I made some more:

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4610/pict0497i.jpg

Not nearly as fancy as in this article but like you I think it'd be a shame to cover those others up with books.

tellner in reply to pfred2Jun 30, 2011. 4:25 PM

Very nice. And very sturdy-looking. Currently looking at making some Gustav Stickley built-in bookcases when we have the money.

pfred2 in reply to tellnerJun 30, 2011. 7:27 PM

Thanks. These are Goesas Faras shelves. As in Goes as far as I could get with a sheet of plywood. Honestly the most expensive part of the project was finishing supplies, stain, poly etc. I had the movable shelves lying around.

The made some more was made with scrap lumber. I need to take a picture of my Stickley inspired little shelf unit I made out of salvaged pallet wood and post it. It was essentially free.

My latest scavenger hunt I'm slapping together:

http://i.imgur.com/Hn2nu.jpg

It should look OK once I get that piece of hardboard on top of it all. I guess what I'm trying to say is don't let lack of funds dictate what you can and can't do.