Instructables: exploring - workshop - bookshelves - shelving http://www.instructables.com Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:28 PDT BLOX v1.01 Building a Piano Bookcase for free! http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-a-Piano-Bookcase-for-free/
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Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:52:55 PDT
Adjustable bookshelf for angled walls http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-bookshelf-for-angled-walls/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZX/RQ06/HCB8KQLI/FZXRQ06HCB8KQLI.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZX/RQ06/HCB8KQLI/FZXRQ06HCB8KQLI.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZX/RQ06/HCB8KQLI/FZXRQ06HCB8KQLI.SMALL.jpg joteach Since angled walls/roofs are hard to make shelving systems for, I have made a bookshelf to utilize this mostly lost space. You can adjust the bookshelf to every angle, by adapting the bolts en setting the angle right.  If you want to, you can also put it on a regular wall, wherever you want, or on a...
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Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:21:37 PST
Old Door + Fallen Branches = Shelves! http://www.instructables.com/id/Old-Door-Fallen-Branches-Shelves/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI3/DI2J/H1JUIILL/FI3DI2JH1JUIILL.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI3/DI2J/H1JUIILL/FI3DI2JH1JUIILL.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI3/DI2J/H1JUIILL/FI3DI2JH1JUIILL.SMALL.jpg laxcatcreations To go with our forest theme, as well as to be consistent with our habit of upcycling materials for our nursery, we decided to make wall shelves from an old door and some pine branches we found. Check out the step-by-step process at our blog!
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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:10:54 PDT
Hanging / Moving Book Shelves http://www.instructables.com/id/Hanging-Moving-Book-Shelves/
Hanging / Moving Book Shelves - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FV4/QHUS/GZ38JBVX/FV4QHUSGZ38JBVX.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FV4/QHUS/GZ38JBVX/FV4QHUSGZ38JBVX.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FV4/QHUS/GZ38JBVX/FV4QHUSGZ38JBVX.SMALL.jpg kickice82003 A dynamic moving / adjustable set of shelves that can be repositioned at will and respond to differences in weight, or the amount of books held on each shelf.  While this project is specific to my house, it can easily be adapted to meet the specific conditions of your house or apartment, provided y...
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:55:16 PST
Installing Bookshelves on the Cheap http://www.instructables.com/id/Installing-Bookshelves-on-the-Cheap/
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Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:30:02 PST
Cheap, easy, low-waste bookshelf plans http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-easy-low-waste-bookshelves/
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Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:15:19 PDT
Hybrid bookshelves http://www.instructables.com/id/Hybrid-bookshelves/
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Sun, 6 Jun 2010 23:28:05 PDT
Stolmen and Ekby compression bookshelf system http://www.instructables.com/id/Stolmen-and-Ekby-compression-bookshelf-system/
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:09:37 PST
IKEA Hack http://www.instructables.com/id/IKEA-Hack/
IKEA Hack - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FAG/J6DB/G1KD060K/FAGJ6DBG1KD060K.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FAG/J6DB/G1KD060K/FAGJ6DBG1KD060K.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FAG/J6DB/G1KD060K/FAGJ6DBG1KD060K.SMALL.jpg randofo The nice thing about IKEA furniture is that it is cheap and easy to hack. In other words, lets say that you were to buy two cheap $30 Gorm shelving units and assembled them to discover that one was crooked. Well then, it would be really easy to spend an afternoon converting the crooked one into a so...
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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:42:23 PST
DIY Shelves http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Shelves/
DIY Shelves - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWR/I70M/FLROKP3Y/FWRI70MFLROKP3Y.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWR/I70M/FLROKP3Y/FWRI70MFLROKP3Y.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWR/I70M/FLROKP3Y/FWRI70MFLROKP3Y.SMALL.jpg randofo I created myself a little challenge. My goal was to make simple and elegant shelves for my office using only a minimal amount of materials readily found around my workplace. I strove to use a minimum amount of tools and to complete this task as quickly as possible. From start to finish this took pre...
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Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:48:52 PST
Simple Book Shelf http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Book-Shelf/
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Sat, 2 Aug 2008 19:56:15 PDT
Ten Green Modular Shelving: shelving and tables using glass bottles http://www.instructables.com/id/Ten-Green---modular-shelving/
Ten Green Modular Shelving: shelving and tables using glass bottles - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FQF/HOBU/0GKES84ILB8/FQFHOBU0GKES84ILB8.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FQF/HOBU/0GKES84ILB8/FQFHOBU0GKES84ILB8.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FQF/HOBU/0GKES84ILB8/FQFHOBU0GKES84ILB8.SMALL.jpg royshearer Ten Green is a modular shelving system, constructed simply from local recyclates. This prototype was built with the Coach House Trust in Glasgow, using bottles from their recycling centre, and wood from the maintenance of their own sites. You can use any found timber, and adapt the dimensions to su...
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Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:49:49 PDT
How to Build a Workbench/Storage Shelf http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-WorkbenchStorage-Shelf/
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Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:54:05 PDT