Saturday, November 3, 2012
HOW TO : Build Invisible Book Shelves
We always love a neat and tidy arrangement of our beloved books at our home. But, at times, we run of enough space on our table or on our book shelves. Imagine, building your own book shelf and that too
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Open the sacrificial book's back cover and use your tape measure to find the halfway point. Make a mark on the page, then trace the bracket from the mark out.
Use your utility knife to cut into the pages of the book, following the outline of the bracket. You can toss the excised text to the wind. Cut deep enough so the back cover of the book can be closed tight against the pages. Then use your knife to make a notch in the book edge for the "L" bracket. This way the book can sit flush against the wall.
Get your drill out and drill through the holes in the "L" Bracket. Secure the "L" bracket in place by screwing together the pages of the book. The pages will rise up the screw as you insert it, so use your hand to hold the pages down. Then drill two holes near the outside corners of the book, one on each side, and secure the pages by inserting screws into the holes.
Cover the inside back cover of the book in glue and close it. Place a stack of books or some other type of weight on top. Now let it dry - overnight. Cheating this step is not advisable.
We know you're excited, but just wait. Really. It'll be worth it.
Figure out where you want the books to go and find the stud. Do this by knocking on the wall until you hit a solid point. Another way to find a stud is to get a stud finder. Now mount the bracket to the wall using the large wood screws.
Find your favorite, most intellectually and artistically impressive books and stack them up high enough to cover the bracket. Largest to smallest. Now let your friends try to figure it out
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Lets Build Invisible Book Shelves :
Step 1: You will need
- 1 "L" Bracket
- 1 Carpet Knife
- 1 Drill
- 1 Phillips Head Screwdriver
- 5 Small wood screws (flat-head)
- 3 Large wood screws (flat-head)
- 1 Tape Measure
- 1 Elmers Glue Bottle (filled with glue)
- 5 Books To Shelve
- 1 Big Book That You'll Never Read Again
Step 2: Where's The Middle?
Open the sacrificial book's back cover and use your tape measure to find the halfway point. Make a mark on the page, then trace the bracket from the mark out.
Step 3: Cut The Book
Use your utility knife to cut into the pages of the book, following the outline of the bracket. You can toss the excised text to the wind. Cut deep enough so the back cover of the book can be closed tight against the pages. Then use your knife to make a notch in the book edge for the "L" bracket. This way the book can sit flush against the wall.
Step 4: The Book Screw
Get your drill out and drill through the holes in the "L" Bracket. Secure the "L" bracket in place by screwing together the pages of the book. The pages will rise up the screw as you insert it, so use your hand to hold the pages down. Then drill two holes near the outside corners of the book, one on each side, and secure the pages by inserting screws into the holes.
Step 5: Glue
Cover the inside back cover of the book in glue and close it. Place a stack of books or some other type of weight on top. Now let it dry - overnight. Cheating this step is not advisable.
Step 6: Sleep It Off
We know you're excited, but just wait. Really. It'll be worth it.
Step 7: Mounty Hunter
Figure out where you want the books to go and find the stud. Do this by knocking on the wall until you hit a solid point. Another way to find a stud is to get a stud finder. Now mount the bracket to the wall using the large wood screws.
Step 8: Stack Them High
Find your favorite, most intellectually and artistically impressive books and stack them up high enough to cover the bracket. Largest to smallest. Now let your friends try to figure it out
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This is the time when the books no longer reside on a shelf. The books as well as the shelves have become virtual. Your library now is housed on your laptop or perhaps your ebook reader.
ReplyDeleteYes, but, still India is far way to go digital especially if books are related to study materials. :)
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