I'm constantly looking for more reasons to practice and push myself
trying out different ideas and experimenting new ways to make a simple/ functionable piece
a dvd rack for my girl friend's mom was a good idea
she has a lot of dvds
movies for years
Cut strips about a half inch bigger than a dvd case
10 in total
7 for the levels
2 for the side panels
and 1 for the dividers
all 10 were ripped the same size
i selected 2 slabs with a best face
it only needs one side because the dvd case will be covering the other side
with a 1/4"straight edge bit on a router, i routed out about 1/2" on the sides for the dadoed shelves to sit in
the dividers were screwed in from top and bottom
the experimental part of this piece was the 1 very long telephone wire
The wire has two jobs
-to act as a back stop for the dvds so that it does not fall out the back
-the more important, is to give tension from the sides and keep the wood sturdy so the piece does not calapse. This was achieved my boring holes, weaving the wire like a big shoes. A knob in the beginning and the end does the job of a stop. However, the knob should be replaced by something else...
im please to say that the dvd rack is filled up and over loaded with more than 800 dvds
its been about a year and the telephone wire is doing a great job holding the rack in place
wood is good
salvaged telephone wire as well
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