Build a Modern Wall Shelf - FineWoodworking
The golden mean went out the window, while function was the overriding design element. They favored the tall and narrow and embraced asymmetrical layout. When contemplating a wall shelf unit, I decided to incorporate the long, skinny, asymmetrical look into my design. I wanted something out of the ordinary, yet graceful and functional.
Woodworking Projects and Plans: Storage And Shelves
2020年9月22日 · Knockdown armoire. February 10, 2023. Skeleton-and-skin construction is adaptable to a range of styles. The story behind the project: cypress plate rack. November 19, 2021. Nancy Hiller shares the backstory of her next FW project; going back to her first professional job as a woodworker in 1980. Floating display shelf.
Building Bookshelves to Last - FineWoodworking
2006年3月1日 · Bookshelf design employs a delicate dance between two goals -- strength and beauty. Factors such as shelf dimensions, stock thickness,and the method used to mount the shelves come into play. These guidelines by furniture maker Jeff Miller will help you build shelves that look good and are strong enough to handle a load of books. Included is a chart to help calculate shelf sag, and an ...
How to Make Clean and Contemporary Floating Shelves
2019年8月2日 · Remove the bulk of the waste with a small handplane or block plane before finishing with sandpaper. Take care not to blow out the miters or damage the plywood’s thin face veneer. The first key is to make the shelves as lightweight as possible. This is where torsion- box construction comes in. A torsion box is a grid of core material with a ...
Build a Plywood Torsion Box - FineWoodworking
2006年7月6日 · So the answer is yes, you can build a core lattice from plywood. You will lose some glue-joint strength if you use yellow glue because 50% of the edge of the plywood will be end grain. But the strength of the glue joint will still be adequate because of the large overall surface area of the edges. To compensate, you could seal the plywood edges ...
Engineer Shelves With The Sagulator - FineWoodworking
2007年1月5日 · 1. If shelf span is reduced by one-fifth, shelf stiffness is approximately doubled (deflection is halved) 2. If shelf span is increased by one-fourth, deflection doubles. 3. If shelf span is doubled, deflection is eight times greater. 4. If shelf thickness is doubled, deflection is reduced to one-eighth. 5.
Free Plan: Shaker-Inspired Wall Shelf - FineWoodworking
2008年11月19日 · Free Plan: Shaker-Inspired Wall Shelf. This hanging wall shelf is a quick and satisfying weekend project. The design gains its inspiration from a drawing of a peg-hung Shaker shelf in Ejner Handberg’s book Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware, Vol. II with a few additional curves. Sliding dovetails join the shelves to the curved ...
Under-Bench Tool Cabinet - FineWoodworking
By Christian Becksvoort #258–Tools & Shops 2017 Issue. Synopsis: All it takes is proper planning and a little effort to create a custom cabinet to fit your bench, your tools, and your work style, and to fit it into that space under your workbench that often becomes a receptacle for stray stuff. This cabinet has a plywood carcase, simple dado ...
Build a Standing Desk - FineWoodworking
With that done, I started the desk box with the slanted lid. First I milled the front, back, and angled sides. Next I dovetailed the corners. Then I cut grooves for the bottom, and one stopped groove on the right side for the interior shelf. Once the box was glued and sanded, I attached the flat top, and then I glued up the lid.
Calculator for shelf spacing - FineWoodworking
2003年9月1日 · Calculator for shelf spacing. Recently I was designing a shelf cabinet and wanted the shelves to have a smooth transition from small at the top to big at the bottom. Seems simple enough. After filling up several scratch sheets of paper I broke down and created a spreadsheet to help out. The spreadsheet allows the user to enter the total ...