Bookcase Plans

What are some tools you need to build a bookcase?

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:11:45 +0000

and stuff to put everything tog (nails, glue any kind of objects needed)….????

(Ive put many furniture tog before, but never started from scratch so i’m not completely clueless, just at a bit of a loss)

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How can I get my brother's room?

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:23:52 +0000

Years ago, my older brother and I shared a room. Eventually, However, we split up and I was put into my own room, to the happiness of both of us. He kept the old room and I got what used to be my sister’s room, and my sister moved into what was the playroom with my newborn sister. Another thing I need to mention is that my sisters’ room is huge, but that is appropriate because there are two of them and they have a lot of stuff. My brother’s room is small, and mine is a bit smaller. Our house was really poorly designed. Half of the second floor is comprised of the master bedroom and bathroom, and about a fourth is my sisters’ bedroom and a bathroom that all four kids must share. So, factoring in hallways, that makes our two rooms small. This was one of the reasons that we wanted to split rooms. He got the better room of the two, but I did not mind because it was my own room I was getting. Now, years later, said brother has gone off to college and I have been promised his room. My sister would like to split up with my other sister as well, but I have dibs on my older brother’s room, which means that I will get his and she will get mine. She prefers mine anyway, for some reason.
Here’s the problem: I walk into my brother’s room and It’s full of crap. I don’t mind having some of his stuff in there (I already agreed with him that he can keep some of his books for when he comes home in one of the two shelves) But I do mind not having any room on the dresser, desk, or either or the two bookcases (which he left behind completely filled) at all in which to put my things, or having an abundance of completely filled boxes under the bed. My mom has therefore concluded that before I can move in, we need to complete a room in the unfinished basement where we can set up a room for my brother, where we can move all his stuff into and where he can sleep when he visits during Christmas break or whatever (his college is within an hour or so’s drive). Previously the plan was to put the bed in my room back in my brother’s (they are bunk beds which have been separated) and when he visits we could share rooms for a few days on the bunk beds and, as for his stuff, we didn’t exactly realize how much crap (mostly papers he refuses to get rid of, maps and conlangs and such) he owned. This is all fine and good, right? let the guy live in a new basement room, right? That could do not harm, right? WRONG. In the ten years my family has lived in this particular house, we have built three walls and half-completed a bathroom in which we installed the shower knobs backwards. the idea of me ever getting that room before I head to college myself is now slim to none, unless I want to hold off on college for about seventy years.
I really want, and in many ways need, that room. My closet is stuffed with spy-gear crap from when I was little, and my mom says I can’t go through my possessions to pick what to throw away until I move, which means until I start to move I can’t use three-fourths of my closet. My bed is tiny and the mattress is quite uncomfortable (oddly enough his bed is bigger then mine, which is weird because they are separated bunk beds… this is because the top bunk was smaller because it was designed so that little kids could more easily climb the latter, which was tilted). Another point is that my dresser is so old, and the drawers, which are not on tracks or anything, can take two minutes each to open when full (they are seldom not full, as they are so small) as opposed to his dresser which has more drawers which are bigger and easier to open and close. Also, there is an old windows 95 PC set up in there, which is lots of fun to tinker around with because it has tons (upwards of 100) of awesome old games installed on it. My brother does not technically own it but somehow it got set up in his room and he messes with all the settings and password protects it, and says that he’ll give me the password when I move in. Also, because I am an avid reader and have no room for any bookshelves in my room, The best that I can do with my collection of books is stack them atop my sad excuse for a desk if there is room (which is rare) or on the floor in neat stacks and yell at people who walk too near them. this words okay, but it’s harder to dig through books which are stacked atop each other than it is to get a book out of books held upright among one another, and over time the books that get less use sink to the bottom of the pile get all dog-eared, which is, needless to say, unacceptable. He promised me one of the bookcases in that room, which is one of the things that I look forward to most eagerly, but it’s full of books and papers and I can’t use it because, not only is it occupied, but I’m not allowed to touch anything in his room at all (it is still HIS room, you know).
Forgive my whining, but I really need his room. what can I do to make it more possible f

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How to buiild a bookcase?

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:59:43 +0000

Ok……..I have all the wooden pieces made and ready. They are all of equal size. I want to build a small bookcase. How do I attach these pieces together so they don’t fall apart. What are these pieces called?

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why does my computer desk shock me when my foots on the floor?

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:06:40 +0000

my computer cpu my monitor are all on my computer desk. when i have my foot on the floor I will feel a slight tingle in my hand on the mouse almost like needles pricking me. If I put my legs up in the chair and my wife touches me it will give us both a shock. what do I need to move or do? I have a wireless mouse and keyboard if that makes a diffrence.

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Natural Disaster earthquake excape plan HELP!?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:08:38 +0000

What if all water lines were shut off for 4 days and you had to remain in your home. Where would you get your water for drinking and for sanitary use? How much water should you store per day per family member for drinking? How much food and what kind of food should you have for at least 4 days?

After an earthquake, sometimes you will have no electricity and gas for several days or even a week, what other types of supplies should you have in your home in case of an emergency? Where would you store your supplies?

Where are your shut-off valves for gas, water and electricity? What type of tools will you need to shut of these utilities?

What kind of supplies should you keep in your car if you have to stay in your car for a period of 8-hours on a cold winter evening?

What could you do now to your home to secure items on bookcases and shelves?

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Are bookcases made with treated wood?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:26:44 +0000

Obviously, this could very well be a very stupid question. But I gotta know
If they aren’t, is the finish poisonous to animals? I don’t think it would be, but I going to convert one to a guinea pig cage, soooo….
:\ Darn. I was hoping I had found away around having to build one.

@Honey–You are a goddess amoung woman. THANK YOU!

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Is lacquer and Polyurethane the same for woodworking?

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:56:19 +0000

Is lacquer and Polyurethane the same for woodworking?

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Where to buy cheap and good bookcase?

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:07:59 +0000

the best is with door. Do anyone know where to get it? Thks

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Any creative idea on how to create a cat-proof lid for the aquarium I plan on keeping gerbils in?

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:18:20 +0000

So I’ve been strongly considering getting two gerbils, which I would keep in a 10 gallon aquarium (as opposed to a plastic or metal cage that they can chew through). However, I have two cats, and both of them have claws. The standard lid for this kind of aquarium would just be a mesh top, but I’m concerned that it wouldn’t be strong enough to support the weight of one of my cats climbing on top, or it might rip if the cats clawed at it. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can create a cat-proof lid?

Just some extra info…
– I was thinking of maybe using a smell that cats dislike, such as citronella oil, but I’m worried that it might harm the gerbils. Does anyone know about this?
– I can’t keep my cats out of my bedroom (where the gerbils will be) because the house has shifted, and my door no longer closes completely
– I have a tall bookcase I could potentially set the cage on, but I’m worried about the cats trying to jump up there and knocking things off (like the cage)! Thoughts?

Thanks so much for your help… unless I find a good solution, I won’t be able to get gerbils.

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How can I improve this bookcase I made that's in the shape of a music note? (pic)?

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:32:01 +0000

It still looks pretty plain to me, and I was thinking about adding a black/white wallpaper designed backing? Or maybe doing something along the outside… help?
http://img534.imageshack .us/img534/1526/img0651k.jpg
(delete the space in the link, it wouldn’t let me post it for some reason)

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