Woodworking: Making wood projects without using nails, screws, or glue.

Step 12 Making Knock-Apart Shelves and Spice Racks

Knock-Apart/Knock-Down Shelves

Pic 53b shows plans for easy to build book shelves that come apart easily for transportation.

They are made out of standard lumber-2"x12" boards and 3/4" and 1/4" dowels.

Step A- Cut lumber to length. Make sure the ends of the shelves are cut square as this provides the diagonal strength of the shelves.

Step B- drill 3/4" holes into the ends of shelves and the two uprights.

Step C- install dowels and lock the long tenon dowels with 1/4" dowels drilled to intersect them.

Step D- Drill for 1/4" wedge dowels and cut dowels into wedge shape (see step 3)

Step E- Assemble shelves.

Step F- CAUTION: You should definitely anchor the top shelf to the wall by attaching sheet rock screws or an eye screw into a stud at the height of the top shelf. You can then wire or use cord to tie the top shelf to the wall anchor. This will prevent children or careless adults from pulling the whole thing over.

Spice Racks

Pic 4 shows a spice rack with shelves held to the sides with wedged mortise and tenon joints. This basic construction can be scaled up to make shelves of any size. If you are making bookshelves that will hold significant weight the ends of the shelves should also be dadoed into the uprights to add strength to the mortise and tenon joints. See also Pic 53.

The spice canisters were made with dead and weathered aspen branches that were drilled with a 1" bit and then lined with melted beeswax to seal the insides. Corks then sealed the deal.

Comments

[Spice rack]

Nice spice rack. very authentic and classic, great for Huts, Wood Cabins, and outland houses. Nice post