Thanks so much for this! After many repeated viewings, I was able to complete a very nice corner built-in using your design. It looks great and most importantly, my wife loves it!!
Wonderful looking built ins. You done a great job explaining everything. I will attempt my hand at this in about a month. I am calling for final inspection on my room addition soon so this is a perfect intro for me to try my hand at a bookcase. Thank you.
Hey, thanks for this. I got a couple good ideas from you, particular the corner vertical spacers. I'm going to make mine out of a 1x4 with chamfered edges for even more support.
That is Excellent. I can take some great ideas from this. It’s interesting to see that there are some thumbs Down to this video and I’d Love to understand why!?
Great video! Thank you! I'm wondering if it would be possible to use solid pine board instead of plywood (assuming cost was not an issue). I know that a lot of times solid would isn't perfectly straight so I'm wondering if that is something that is possible to work around or if it isn't worth the hassle.
You absolutely could use solid pine boards for this. But you are right, standard pine in particular is often cupped, bowed, or otherwise not really straight and flat. You would likely want to find "select" or better boards (no knots, S4S). Lumber prices right now are high and select pine might be as expensive as something like poplar. Plywood prices are high right now too, but still might be cheaper than solid wood. But either would work.
My only recommendation would be to join two boards together for your shelf. Every time I use a full-width pine board it warps. Ive been using two boards and opposing the grains to make the width of board I need..
Unfortunately I don't really have "plans". I sketch these things out with Key measurements and then build from their. The biggest things is figuring out your measurement, shelf spacing, how you will support the shelves, and your trim details.
Hi, Jason. I really liked your video. Thank you for posting it. In order to save money, we are thinking of tackling a couple corner bookshelves and a few regular bookshelves for my craft room. We have no experience and have limited tools. What would be a good pneumatic nailer to use for the units we want to build? What would be a good type of electric “hand” saw to cut the pieces with? We want to use boards we see online at Lowes - Blue Hawk 15.75-in W x 96-in D White Thermally Fuse Laminate Wood Closet Shelf. I want to utilize every square inch possible from floor to ceiling. I want to make the height of the shelves vary. I want to be able to put cubby bins in square holes and have square holes with shelves in them to put my card stock sheets and tablets in. I want to have the shelves similar to a “Dreambox”, which wastes a lot of space for my purposes. I am feeling a little overwhelmed and scared of possibly screwing up the pieces and thus wasting our limited funds. I was going to try to see if I could get a friend to draw up some plans (that we can hopefully follow). Any suggestions for tools and construction would be most appreciated. Thank you. Pam
I personally use a Bostitch 18 gauge brad nailer (like this: amzn.to/3EUeZFl). As far as a circular saw, just buy a recognizable brand…don’t just buy the cheapest. If you need the shelves to hold much weight, you might want to use a different material for the shelves, OR use plenty of support. Particle board and laminated materials (other than plywood) will sag with much weight. Otherwise, just watch several different videos of people building shelves and pick up useful tips from each of them. Good luck!
@@HandCraftedbyJasonCooper Hi, Jason. I just discovered that you answered my questions. Thank you so much for all the advice, especially about the weight on the shelves!
Exactly what I need, including the 9' size. Wondering if the corner spacer is enough to hold lots of books though. Are there any weight concerns with this method? Thanks for the video!
Glad you like the video! We actually fit a lot of books in this corner. If you have really heavy books or a lot of them, you might want to stiffen up the shelves a bit or also support the front edge of the shelf in the corner. I used a 1" x 3/4" strip on end along the front of each shelf. You could beef that up to 1.5 if you feel more support is necessary. There are actually some tools online that can do some basic calculations based on your dimensions, materials, and expected load to see if you are building it strong enough. This is one i've used and seen others recommend. woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator/
Great design attention to detail! I'm curious since you used pretty nice plywood could you just router the edge of the shelves instead of all that work with trim since it all got painted?
You could certainly rout the edges of plywood, however, you will still be able to see the layers even if painted. I wanted to cover the edge of the plywood, which is pretty common. I also wanted to strengthen the front edge of the shelf to prevent sagging overtime. The trim piece I applied was thicker than the plywood in order to accomplish this.
The shelves are 9" deep. But obviously you can vary that depending on the size of books you need to house. Shelves typically vary between 8 - 10 inches.
Plywood is very sturdy and has less expansion/contraction that solid wood. The shelves do need support/reinforcement if you will have much weight as this is a pretty long span.
I use a program called Sketchup now. But I used to simply do everything on paper. I still have a tablet of graph paper for when I need to sketch something out to scale.
@@HandCraftedbyJasonCooper yep, sadly for your european fans ☺, its a good plan do, i think i can do something in metric for my books. Take care and work hard! Greetings from Bulgaria!
Thanks so much for this! After many repeated viewings, I was able to complete a very nice corner built-in using your design. It looks great and most importantly, my wife loves it!!
It's gorgeous.
That is fantastic! I'm going to use this to build one of these in my wife's living room for her birthday.
Looks great. Great job, great video, and great tip on using painter's tape for the caulking.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful looking built ins. You done a great job explaining everything. I will attempt my hand at this in about a month. I am calling for final inspection on my room addition soon so this is a perfect intro for me to try my hand at a bookcase. Thank you.
Good luck!
Great video dude. Maybe you can make one explaining how to make the corner cuts of the shelves
Hey, thanks for this. I got a couple good ideas from you, particular the corner vertical spacers. I'm going to make mine out of a 1x4 with chamfered edges for even more support.
Good idea. Glad the video was helpful!
That is Excellent. I can take some great ideas from this.
It’s interesting to see that there are some thumbs Down to this video and I’d Love to understand why!?
Great video! Thank you! I'm wondering if it would be possible to use solid pine board instead of plywood (assuming cost was not an issue). I know that a lot of times solid would isn't perfectly straight so I'm wondering if that is something that is possible to work around or if it isn't worth the hassle.
You absolutely could use solid pine boards for this. But you are right, standard pine in particular is often cupped, bowed, or otherwise not really straight and flat. You would likely want to find "select" or better boards (no knots, S4S). Lumber prices right now are high and select pine might be as expensive as something like poplar. Plywood prices are high right now too, but still might be cheaper than solid wood. But either would work.
My only recommendation would be to join two boards together for your shelf. Every time I use a full-width pine board it warps. Ive been using two boards and opposing the grains to make the width of board I need..
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Great project! Thanks for taking the time to make and film it. Subscribed!
I have a space with the same dimensions. Would it be possible to get the plans? Love the vid
Unfortunately I don't really have "plans". I sketch these things out with Key measurements and then build from their. The biggest things is figuring out your measurement, shelf spacing, how you will support the shelves, and your trim details.
Oh man, I which I could attach a picture of the place I like to build a bookcase/ TV
Hi, Jason. I really liked your video. Thank you for posting it. In order to save money, we are thinking of tackling a couple corner bookshelves and a few regular bookshelves for my craft room. We have no experience and have limited tools. What would be a good pneumatic nailer to use for the units we want to build? What would be a good type of electric “hand” saw to cut the pieces with? We want to use boards we see online at Lowes - Blue Hawk 15.75-in W x 96-in D White Thermally Fuse Laminate Wood Closet Shelf. I want to utilize every square inch possible from floor to ceiling. I want to make the height of the shelves vary. I want to be able to put cubby bins in square holes and have square holes with shelves in them to put my card stock sheets and tablets in. I want to have the shelves similar to a “Dreambox”, which wastes a lot of space for my purposes. I am feeling a little overwhelmed and scared of possibly screwing up the pieces and thus wasting our limited funds. I was going to try to see if I could get a friend to draw up some plans (that we can hopefully follow). Any suggestions for tools and construction would be most appreciated. Thank you. Pam
I personally use a Bostitch 18 gauge brad nailer (like this: amzn.to/3EUeZFl). As far as a circular saw, just buy a recognizable brand…don’t just buy the cheapest. If you need the shelves to hold much weight, you might want to use a different material for the shelves, OR use plenty of support. Particle board and laminated materials (other than plywood) will sag with much weight. Otherwise, just watch several different videos of people building shelves and pick up useful tips from each of them. Good luck!
@@HandCraftedbyJasonCooper Hi, Jason. I just discovered that you answered my questions. Thank you so much for all the advice, especially about the weight on the shelves!
Very well done! Love it
Exactly what I need, including the 9' size. Wondering if the corner spacer is enough to hold lots of books though. Are there any weight concerns with this method? Thanks for the video!
Glad you like the video! We actually fit a lot of books in this corner. If you have really heavy books or a lot of them, you might want to stiffen up the shelves a bit or also support the front edge of the shelf in the corner. I used a 1" x 3/4" strip on end along the front of each shelf. You could beef that up to 1.5 if you feel more support is necessary. There are actually some tools online that can do some basic calculations based on your dimensions, materials, and expected load to see if you are building it strong enough. This is one i've used and seen others recommend. woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator/
@@HandCraftedbyJasonCooper Thank you!!
How is the vertical side piece attached to the box? By screws?
Yes. I used 1.25” screws from the inside so they were not visible in the finished product.
awesome!
Great design attention to detail! I'm curious since you used pretty nice plywood could you just router the edge of the shelves instead of all that work with trim since it all got painted?
You could certainly rout the edges of plywood, however, you will still be able to see the layers even if painted. I wanted to cover the edge of the plywood, which is pretty common. I also wanted to strengthen the front edge of the shelf to prevent sagging overtime. The trim piece I applied was thicker than the plywood in order to accomplish this.
What did you make the spacers for the shelves out of?
Mostly poplar and some pine.
What is the depth of the shelves? This came out amazing and we are going to try this!
The shelves are 9" deep. But obviously you can vary that depending on the size of books you need to house. Shelves typically vary between 8 - 10 inches.
Nice
How sturdy is this with using plywood?
Plywood is very sturdy and has less expansion/contraction that solid wood. The shelves do need support/reinforcement if you will have much weight as this is a pretty long span.
what's the thickness of the plywood...
The plywood is 3/4 inch.
how you draw the design?
I use a program called Sketchup now. But I used to simply do everything on paper. I still have a tablet of graph paper for when I need to sketch something out to scale.
@@HandCraftedbyJasonCooper well great, thank you for the answer
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Looks like your wife is a fellow seminarian!
Actually, that would be me.
@@HandCraftedbyJasonCooper Nice! 2nd year M.Div here! Love to see other seminarians and their other passions
hey Jason, what's the easiest way to reach you? I tried to message you in Instagram...
Khaled sorry about that. I overlooked the notification, but will respond to you there.
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Hah! Sorry. That’s how we do things here. :)
@@HandCraftedbyJasonCooper yep, sadly for your european fans ☺, its a good plan do, i think i can do something in metric for my books. Take care and work hard! Greetings from Bulgaria!
Woodprix is full of amazing tips. It helped me a lot.