The third week of my 20time Project revolves around the design. I searched on Pinterest for ages to find interesting designs, but ultimately I reverted back to a simple plan. I chose simplicity because I am an amateur. I figured that I should save the novel designs for future projects! In any case, my design is featured in the photograph below. I stuck with the long and low design because I am going to situate the bookcase underneath a window. The window is roughly 6' wide and about 3' from the carpet, thus the measurements of the bookcase! The bookcase will extend a little past the edges of the window and about 1/2" above the windowsill. The main challenge of the design is keeping in mind the thickness of the boards (3/4"). The actual case will be 72"x36", but the books will not have all that room to inhabit. I have to dock the thickness for each shelf, plus the top and bottom boards. Since the design calls for two adjustable shelves, I have 3/4" * 4 to account for as far as the height. That leaves 33" of space for the books, which I split into two 12" spaces and one of 10". I have to dock 3/4" for each of the sides, plus I will have two boards dividing the bookcase in the middle for added stability. Once again, these will be 3/4" * 4, so I only have 33" of width with which to add books.
I came up with the measurements for the bookcase based on the placement of the case and the size of my books. Since the main purpose of the bookcase is to store educational books, I needed extra height and width. As opposed to, say, novels, educational books are typically 8.5"x11". The 12" space will work great for these books. I chose the depth of 14" because I have ERWC folders that are 12" wide. Finally, I decided to go with three shelving areas for books so that I could fit smaller books or trinkets on the top level. Most smaller books are 8-9" tall, so this space of 9" should be perfect. Anyways, this is my learning for the week. I look forward to actually getting to surfacing and cutting in the next installment!
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Staci Henry
4/30/2016 04:27:04 pm
Hi Chris,
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Mercer Barrows
5/1/2016 11:01:37 pm
A nice sleek design, I dig it. Good point about needing to hold some weight. Text books can add up quick. Measure once, cut three times.... or something like that.
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Ryan Murphy
5/4/2016 02:09:13 pm
Chris,
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