{"id":13084,"date":"2014-06-20T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=13084"},"modified":"2014-06-20T11:57:34","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T09:57:34","slug":"easy-diy-bookcase-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/06\/20\/easy-diy-bookcase-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy DIY Bookcase Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a small home there isn’t always space for a bookcase, so easyDIY looked at various options for a stylish yet practical alternative to this and came up with a towe bookcase.<\/p>\n

Made using 16mm SupaWood and PAR pine, this bookshelf is easy to make and you can finish in your choice of colour.<\/p>\n

Using SupaWood allows you to paint the finished bookshelf in your choice of colour using acrylic or spray paint. We used Rust-Oleum 2X spray paint for our bookshelf.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

YOU WILL NEED:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All sections 16mm PG Bison SupaWood unless otherwise specified<\/p>\n

1 of 44 x 44mm x 1.8 metres PAR pine – cut to 1744mm length<\/p>\n

1 of 300 x 400mm – bottom support<\/p>\n

1 of 290 x 360mm – top support<\/p>\n

7 of 200 x 300mm – shelves<\/p>\n

8 of 140 x 200mm – upright dividers<\/p>\n

Wood glue<\/p>\n

2 of 4 x 55mm cut screws<\/p>\n

4 x 50mm cut screws<\/p>\n

180-grit sandpaper<\/p>\n

TOOLS:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Drill \/ Driver + assorted bits<\/p>\n

Jigsaw + clean-cut blade<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

HERE’S HOW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Although shown in reverse order in the images, add the two bottom supports as the starting point. Use a jigsaw to cut two 44 x 44mm sections along the back edge to allow for fitting the upright. Drill 4mm pilot holes and use wood glue and 5 x 55mm cut screws to secure in place.<\/p>\n

\"tower-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> With the base supports in place, start adding the upright dividers and shelves. Start\u00a0at the bottom and drill 3mm pilot holes through the upright and to a depth of 6mm into the upright divider. Secure the upright divider to the upright with 4 x 50mm cut screws.<\/p>\n

\"tower-11\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

GOOD TO KNOW<\/strong><\/p>\n

Add a thin line of wood glue in a line along the centre of each uprght divider and the back of the shelf.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

\"tower-6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong>\u00a0Between all upright dividers leave a 16mm gap. You can use a shelf as a guide as you work your way towards the top of the upright.<\/p>\n

\"tower-4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong>\u00a0Position a shelf in the gap between the upright dividers. Make sure it is centrally aligned before drilling a 3mm pilot hole through the upright and into the shelf and securing with 4 x 50mm cut screw.<\/p>\n

\"tower-10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"tower-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong>\u00a0Using 180-grit sandpaper, sand all the rough edges smooth. Apply a thin layer of wood glue on the cut edges to reduce absorption if you are spray painting to finish.<\/p>\n

\"tower-1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> Finish off your Tower Bookshelf with your choice of paint. We applied three coats of Rust-Oleum 2X satin heirloom white.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Article courtesy of EasyDIY<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

MORE DIY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tool Talk: High Pressure Cleaners<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kranzle_High_Pressure_washer_Action_450x326\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"EasyDIY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why not put your DIY skills to the test buy making this easy book tower over the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":13085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Janice Anderssen","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1499,2681],"tags":[1629,1628,1630,1610],"class_list":["post-13084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-tips","category-lifestyle-news","tag-book-tower","tag-bookcase","tag-diy","tag-easydiy"],"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"DIY"},"tag_labels":["book tower","bookcase","diy","easydiy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}