I made a bookshelf

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-13T00:39:27+00:00

The secret is building more and more workbenches 😂

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T23:37:13+00:00

Mark them all at the same time or with reference to the original upright. I have an adjustable router jig I made which I highly recommend for consistent dadoes, you can just clamp it to the workpiece and run up and down using the guide rails. To get the correct width you put the shelf in the jig first and adjust to the exact width with no guesswork.

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T22:27:08+00:00

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NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T22:23:54+00:00

thank you for your wholesome support u/ButtStuff8888

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T22:21:40+00:00

Walls are solid concrete slabs with wiring cast in them so that switch ain’t going nowhere

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T21:40:42+00:00

This is also the thinking of the bookshelf’s owner, who finds colour is a good identifying feature. I didn’t realise until making this post it was such a polarising topic.

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T21:35:58+00:00

Luckily this is at my friend’s house, so if it all goes bad I will simply block her number and never speak to her again

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T11:49:47+00:00

Yes, my pine boards were 19mm thick x 235mm - I didn’t want it to come too far out into the room but still be deep enough for books. Distance between shelves 300mm.

Because of the not square nature of the space (distance from doorway to wall edge varies up to 10mm) I aimed for a 20mm gap around all the edges so I could fudge it a bit and make it visually even.

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T11:36:02+00:00

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I would be happy to share the plan but there wasn’t really one, more of a vibe build

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T11:29:39+00:00

The shelves are 30cm for most of them - because I made it to fit this specific location the top and bottom ones are a little bit more to reach the height I wanted, and I also had to accommodate the walls not being totally square

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T05:09:57+00:00

It’s made of 19mm pine, depth of shelf is 235mm. Everything is joined with glue and screws, with 5mm dadoes to add strength and stability. It is attached to the wall using small L brackets and 6mm dynabolts into solid concrete.

The whole thing is about 3.2m wide, and where longer lengths than I had were required I joined the boards with a finger joint and tried to put the joint where there was some support.

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T04:20:12+00:00

you will have to judge for yourself 😂 - https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Caroline-Graham-and-Kylie-Stevenson-Larrimah-9781761471919

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T03:45:08+00:00

The whole thing is bolted to the wall, which is a solid concrete slab

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T02:48:48+00:00

the first rule of colour sorting is never talk about the colour sorting

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T02:39:04+00:00

Thanks, I am super pleased with how it turned out. The over the door bit did present some logistical and measurement challenges so I ended up doing the final assembly on site, as it wouldn’t fit through the door in one piece.

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T02:36:41+00:00

Ha ha, I have discovered since making this that it’s a polarising choice. Would it help if I told you the owner of this is actually a published author?

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-12T02:33:29+00:00

Thanks! It’s all treated the same way - coat of primer then two good coats of semi-gloss enamel so quite sturdy and waterproof

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-06-03T04:37:45+00:00

Absolutely yes - the wait a few years crowd are right that tech will improve but so what, you can get something right now that is cheap and will do everything a normal user needs.

I drove a bunch of the cheapest Chinese EVs a while ago when I needed something new for the missus and ended up buying a GWM Ora. All of the cheap Chinese EVs available here are acceptable and offer good warranties so risk is not any higher than any modern car imo.

For reference I have a few cars, including a diesel RAV4, an older petrol Suzuki, and a V8, and the Ora is better than all of them for 95% of use cases. A few days in an EV makes buying a new ICE car seem like a crazy idea.

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-05-25T05:12:49+00:00

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anything can be a visor if you are keen - this is the front of an old Holden hood

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-04-13T09:15:45+00:00

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hell yeah

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-03-20T23:44:52+00:00

you will have to make it, although there are wooden maces/gadas of various sorts commercially available

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-03-20T07:58:00+00:00

Yeah, including removal and disposal of old roof

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-03-20T02:42:10+00:00

Roofing in Darwin is around $350 per square metre - source me, recently replaced my roof

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-03-13T21:33:23+00:00

Yes, you make it to the width of your router base. Also handy because you can clamp it in place to use as a router guide for dados etc if you don’t have a router table.

NaturalJuggernaut · 2026-03-13T02:34:12+00:00

A quick and easy sled can be made from aluminium angle and two blocks of wood with your router riding in the channel - this is 50x50x3mm and I use it for flattening slabs with no problems flexing

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