I am brainstorming an idea for a bookcase that I would like to build
after the Christmas season.
The basic idea is that I would like to make a bookcase that is also a
puzzle. I've made wood puzzles before, but don't know much about the
larger things like bookcases. What I'm wondering is a good referance to
joins that could be used to hold the shelves onto the sides in a stable
way without using glue, nails, or other such things.
I would like for the bookshelf to be held togeather with nothing but
it's self, and be able to be taken apart again so that it's easy to
move from one house to anouther, or just even one room to anouther.
If anyone else has tried to tackle a project like this I would be
interested in hearing how it turned out. Also any referances that
anyone knows for wood joints without fasteners that would be great if
you could point me the way.
Matt Poxson wrote:
> I am brainstorming an idea for a bookcase that I would like to build
> after the Christmas season.
>
> The basic idea is that I would like to make a bookcase that is also a
> puzzle. I've made wood puzzles before, but don't know much about the
> larger things like bookcases. What I'm wondering is a good referance
to
> joins that could be used to hold the shelves onto the sides in a
stable
> way without using glue, nails, or other such things.
>
> I would like for the bookshelf to be held togeather with nothing but
> it's self, and be able to be taken apart again so that it's easy to
> move from one house to anouther, or just even one room to anouther.
>
> If anyone else has tried to tackle a project like this I would be
> interested in hearing how it turned out. Also any referances that
> anyone knows for wood joints without fasteners that would be great if
> you could point me the way.
On 6 Dec 2004 15:28:49 -0800, "Matt Poxson" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I am brainstorming an idea for a bookcase that I would like to build
>after the Christmas season.
>
>The basic idea is that I would like to make a bookcase that is also a
>puzzle. I've made wood puzzles before, but don't know much about the
>larger things like bookcases. What I'm wondering is a good referance to
>joins that could be used to hold the shelves onto the sides in a stable
>way without using glue, nails, or other such things.
>
>I would like for the bookshelf to be held togeather with nothing but
>it's self, and be able to be taken apart again so that it's easy to
>move from one house to anouther, or just even one room to anouther.
>
>If anyone else has tried to tackle a project like this I would be
>interested in hearing how it turned out. Also any referances that
>anyone knows for wood joints without fasteners that would be great if
>you could point me the way.
Sounds like a perfect job for sliding dovetails -- among other things.
--RC
You can tell a really good idea by the enemies it makes