How to Make a Simple Bookcase | I Like To Make Stuff
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2018
- Let me show you how to make a really simple bookcase!
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I am almost fully moved into my new office. I recently built a new desk and it is awesomely functional, but it doesn't accommodate a lot of other larger equipment like network storage devises, routers, my audio mixing panels, and books. It was always my plan to build a bookcase under the huge window in the office and it's finally time to tackle it!
I started this build in Fusion 360 to model out specific dimensions and to help make sure that I don't mess up sizes or forget dado cuts. This is a very basic design and modeling may not have been necessary, but it was a way to ensure that I accounted for the special sizes of the audio racks and to determine how much plywood I would need so I didn't have to make multiple trips to the store.
I broke down a sheet of 3/4 inch birch plywood cutting all of the pieces to the same size without moving the table saw fence (or measuring carefully when using a circular saw) to ensure that each piece was the exact same depth. I used my dado stack to cut slots in the top, bottom, and sides to connect the casework. A bookcase this long needs to have vertical supports to prevent sagging and to add partitions for your stuff. I also added a toe plate under the bottom to help support the shelf from underneath. I drilled pocket holes on the upper edge to attach the top to the sides. To hide the exposed layers in the plywood, I glued on some strips of pine to act as edge banding and to add a thicker look.
I wanted the shelves to be adjustable vertically so I could rearrange items of different heights. I used a shelf pinning jig to drill holes at the right intervals so that the floating shelves would sit flat no matter where I placed them. I had to pay particular attention when drilling the holes for the front and the back of the bookcase. I sat the jig on the bottom shelf and drill the front side holes moving upward, when I flipped the bookcase over to do the backs, I almost sat the jig on the top side of the bookcase. This would have ruined the whole project because the holes wouldn't be on the same plane, so BE SURE you are starting the holes from the same plane, top or bottom, as long as they are consistent. I added some more pine strips to the shelf fronts to cover the plywood layers.
It was always my intention to paint this bookcase, but after looking at the beautiful grain on this piece of birch plywood, I decided to add some simple polycrylic to prove that even plywood can be showcased. The audio equipment fit in perfectly and I loaded the bookcase up with routers, hard drives, collectibles, and of course, books.
I'm really happy with the finally result. This quick and inexpensive bookcase is now a beautiful and functional piece of office furniture. If you'd like to make a bookcase of your own, use the link above to get a copy of the plans.
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My daughter needs a bookcase for her bedroom. Last night she said, "Let's wait until Bob builds one, and then we can do it like that!"
Your timing is impeccable Bob.
That's awesome :)
Joel Smith The Bobster knows.... hide!
I often think, when watching build videos, that everyone else must have super accurate cuts and tools... so thanks for pointing out that you have to cut things more than once sometimes. and that boards are not always straight. Good stuff, thanks!
It was an emotional rollercoaster waiting to see whether this would be painted or unpainted in the end. I like where you ended up :P Turned out great!
But it's not painted in the thumbnail.
I dig it Bob. Looks solid and a lot of great tips and techniques !
Nice simple build man! I dig the rack mounted stuff, I used to have one of those power conditioners.
Was thinking of making a bookshelf/movie shelf and then I see you make this! This and Miter saw station are my 2 favorite videos!
Really a simple built, pretty sturdy and strong. Totally making this! Exactly like this one, especially with the Optimus figure on top hahahaha
One of the best channels, that's for sure!
I love the simple projects. Bringing it back to basics is nice. Note: I’m not complaining about the more complicated ones, I love those too! It would be fun to see you ridiculously over complicate a video like this with a CNC, 3D printer, and a laser. Maybe find someone with a local plasma cutter and involve that too. Just for all the haters.
Great job as usual. Thanks for the content.
Nicely done Bob! I need a smaller version of that, so thanks............ :)
Looks great. Love all the nerd stuff on the shelves. 🤓
I love that simple minimalistic design!
Great design and love the simplicity
VERY Nice Bob. Awesome job. I am looking forward to the day when I can figure out what I need to build something like this. Thanks for showing how easy it is to make such a nice piece!
Really a simple built, pretty sturdy and strong.
I really like the look of the music equipment actually mounted in the bookshelf. That's a really clean touch. Good video!
I love these simple projects that we can all use!
This bookcase is amazing, I love how you put your audio equipment on your new shelf, it was really impressive! Keep it up Bob
Hey. You should make an out door table and chairs. It looks like your garden needs one. Or even a swing bench. Love your vids man
Awesome build Bob! I'm a big networking guy so this will be a great office/home datacenter desk build one day as it offers solid storage for all the equipment and as you said, the design can totally be modified to work as a desk. Adding cooling for the networking equipment would also be a super fun addition along with (of course) nifty lighting.
Well you officially got my creativity going... off to the big box store...
Holy production quality Batman!
Awesome. Giving this a go for sure!
I really enjoy your projects. You keep them simple enough for anyone to do.
Always so honest and open. Loved this episode man, such a great inspiration!
Another super simple and we'll explained video Bob. You are awesome. And you too Josh
Perfect timing again :) need to make a quick bookcase this weekend for the house! Thanks!
Excellent! I hope it's helpful!
Looks great! I love the natural wood finish and it I also love the modern design. Good job sir!
I really like this! It looks fantastic and is perfect for that audio rack! Sweet!
Thanks for making and filming this one Bob! Just bought the plans:) Now gotta find some time to build it.
Love the new intro Bob. Nice update with all your projects. Like the use roof rack mounting too. Didn't realise you could buy just brackets. So many possibilities now.
No nonsense functional piece of furniture 😊 Brilliant 😊 ॐ
I love your videos. They are a perfect mix between educational and entertaining. Keep up the amazing videos!
Great build and good to see no fancy tools 👍👍👍
Totally making this.
Another great video, easy to follow for newbies like myself. Your a man of many talents and one I look forward to watching every week. Have a great weekend. I've just started my very own channel, it's shocking really. So nervous. You guys make it look so easy. 👍🏻👍🏻
Just made a mitersaw station using an old kitchen I got for free. And a home made saw stop for repetitive cuts. Can't wait till next Friday.
Looks great and I love the modular design.
Good Stuff Bob. Love the out-takes.
I have looked at several different methods of floating shelf installation here on TH-cam. I have to say I like your method the best so far. Good job! 2:59
The trick with integrating only the rails instead of a rack for the audio equipment is really awesome! I will definitely keep that idea for my next project! :)
That one clamp on the middle shelf (around 3:00) really helped bring the piece together. Thanks for that trick! 😉
The project wouldn't have worked with out it! 👍🏼
love your videos bob always working hard.
Thanks bob for another wonderful video
Awesome job Bob as always love your work, your office looks great
This bookcase was awesome! Congratulations.
Great build, love the process and always the explanations! The outtakes at the end keep getting better man and just wanted to say your content always has a such a relatable and human element to it - A1. Definitely wanna build one for my rackmount gear now, thanks for the extra push. Nice Arturia keys btw!!!!
Great job as usual Mr. Bob
Love it! Def going to emulate this sometime when I get back from out of country. My wife has been asking me to build a bookshelf for our bedroom.
Love it, looks awesome! Great Job Bob!
Love the rails for the equipment. Using it for a rack mounted pc would be awesome as part of a diy desk build.
I'm making a wood table just like you did. Great video, thank you. 👍👍👍❤❤❤
love it. I especially like how you included the audio rack. I didn't know you could just buy the mounts. You've gone and inspired me once again. Thanks bro!
Awesome to hear, thanks Aaron!!
I love building stuff. You are in my top 10 favorite channels! Keep up the great videos📹😀😀🎥
Great video, Bob! Full of useful tips and really simple. Will have to make one of these!
Hey Bob, this is an awesome video. would you show us how to make a set of LAZER TAG guns with ARDUINO?
It's really a simple bookcase! Thank you for sharing your video.
Wow, very sleek looking!! Great job mate
Nice project Bob. I like how the audio rack was added. I just got rid of my audio cabinet but I need somewhere to put that. Thanks for the great idea!
Awesome work Bob! 👊 The bookcase looks great! 👍
I love the mini version of the arcade machine you built. Very nice! I'm going to build one of these to store my nes games.
This would be useful in my kid's room. Even mine. Good job man.
Great! I hope it's useful!
loving the camera work on this!!!
Top job! Liking the audio racking, I have to build some sort of case to hold some computer equipment, this may be just the thing for my next project :)
Fantastic work, man!
I've become addicted to your outtakes.
Good job. Turned out really nicely. Like the finished look.
Nice simple project! Thanks Bob
Really nice build. About to start something similar myself. Thanks for the ideas in the video.
Thanks for the video, Simple, nicely done, looks fantastic.
Definitely would want to make this if I could. Keep up the great work! I like this channel so much!!!!
This video couldn't come at a better time! Now that my partner and I have been in our new home for a few months, we're finally ready to start tackling some of the projects we've been putting off and building a bookcase (along with some other storage) is definitely on the list. Thanks for the helpful/inspirational video as always!
Excellent!
Always look forward to Thursday’s when your videos come out Bob. Keep up the good work
Thanks Jack!!
I love this! I need to make the ultimate bookshelf now because our basement has become a storage dump haha
Nice project Bob! Keep up the good work!
These bloopers are my new favorite thing
This is great. Perfect for a geek shelf
The amount of clamps was awesome lol this was literally a perfect video and time to post it for me we just re organized the living room and have a space that this would fit perfectly in and now I have a easy to follow tutorial for a strong shelf!! Thanks for the easy solution!
Great! I hope it's helpful!
Wonderful to have on hand for little ones.
“You can do this entire project with just a circular saw”... now watch as he uses his table saw, dado saw stack, power drill, pocket hole, wood glue, screws, brad nails, square angle, tape measure, pencil, custom made jig, mitre saw, stop block, wood filler, CA, activator, wood veneer, sand paper, pegs, wood paint finish... and don’t forget a million clamps!
But still, it's possible. Maybe not the most convenient way, but doable. Why should he not use his tools if he has them?
Obviously you need basic woodworking tools, but you don't need any power tool other than a drill and a handheld circular saw.
Don't forget hands, you gotta use hands. And let's be real, eyes too.
To be hones, I made my own book/tv shelf, all MDF and I got the wood cut to the sizes I wanted (in a kinda like home-depot). So I made it only with screws, instead of glue and clamps
yeah, sure, it doesn't like as nice, but it's totally doable with even less than a circular saw
That's the spirit!
I like the stop block rail set up on your miter table👍👍👍👍👍
Nice work Bob. Ever so slightly envious at the Synology box you're running too. Big Synology advocate and it seems to be quite popular with us makers which is nice.
Looks amazing Bob!!
Why haven't I thougth of this yet!? Good idea Bob!
Quality, quality content. Nice work brother! You have a new subscriber. I just wish I found this channel out earlier. You're AWESOME!! Could you one day do a shop tour with an overview of your tools, especially the ones you use and rely on the most?
Dude, that CA glue/Wood glue trick blew my mind. I'm definitely going to have to take advantage of that in my next project.
It turned out beautiful!
I want to build my daughter a bookshelf just a a bit taller and smaller than how you made this one, and paint it white! Thank you so much for such a great video!
loving these videos man, congrats on 1.6M subs!
Thanks so much Matt!!
Bloopers are hilarious and the bookcase was high quality. You never fail to impress me.
Great!, exactly what I ned for my office. Cheers from Chile!.
man.. that thing looked really nice with all your gear on it.. excellent work. I'm inspired
Thanks Joe!
I’m Bob and I like to clamp stuff
when you think you have enough Clamps... You need more Clamps!
James Carey you can never have enough clamps...
clamp all the things!!!
Clamps needed = clamps owned + 1
Starts clamping the clamps because there nowhere else to clamp
Great build Bob!
great work. i'm planning to make a bookcase myself to. will be uploaded to my channel soon.
That looks really nice. This was a good, general info build that I think a lot of people will go for. I know that is sort of your goal, to inspire people to try to build stuff.
I'm watching from Brazil, great video as always!!!
Great video, great project. Thanks.
Damn man, nice, Wish I could have that much tools and space though, but love the whole tutorial, do-it-yourself people are of my favorite
Love your videos Bob! Keep doing what your doing!😁😁😁
Thanks so much!
I need one of these to store snare drums. Great work!
*Nice work*
That turned out stellar man
Look at that beautifully chamfered stop block! hahaha good build Bob!