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DIY Plans for Bookcase?

Where can I find a good set of DIY plans for building floor to ceiling book cases in my study?  I'm NOT mechanical, so I probably don't have the tools to do it yet.  Should I just hire someone?  Won't that be grossly expensive?  Should I use beech, or some other wood?


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Hi,

 here are two plans for building a tall bookcase, the first is from Black&Decker , and the second and better one IMO from Hands on.

Hope it would be useful.  
Posted 2006-08-13T06:38:30Z
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Building a simple bookcase is pretty easy these days, you can buy the plywood and wood already cut to measure and assembling one with one of the following plans should be easy for anybody with common sense and basic skills.Wink

http://www.bunnings.com.au/site/files/5709/How%20to%20make%20a%20timber%20bookcase.pdf

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/w00018.asp

http://www.plansnow.com/dn1120.html

 

 

bringing in a carpenter whould probably have an overhead if it is only a small project, for a large library project it is certainly worthwhile.

 

anyhow the advantage of doing it yourself is that you get to keep the tools Cool, and the rule of thumb for many woodworking project is that what you save by doing it yourself ( calculating materials, tool costs and labor - your time) is usually equal to the value of the tools. but then again you get to keep the tools.

 

enjoy

 

 
Posted 2006-08-13T07:16:52Z
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don't know if it'll help you but there's a site  http://www.diynetwork.com

a lot of instruction videos...
Posted 2006-11-15T14:38:07Z
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Hey there! I found this great site recently called ExpertVillage.com - this site has great how to videos.

 Here are two video series that might interest you:

How to Build Wooden Bookshelves 

How to Build Upright Bookshelves

Posted 2008-02-07T00:36:23Z
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great comment dear friend - Volgski

 

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Posted 2008-07-12T14:35:00Z
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I want to get a set of plans for bookcase/cabinet to be built on both sides of a fireplace. want it to be about 35" wide, 80" tall 15-20" deep.
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Great, Hope you got what you wanted. I would just go IKEA!
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