In this week’s episode of Get It Done, Peter and Annalien build a cantilever bookshelf and a glass topped coffee table.
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You will need
Tools |
Materials |
| PCM Compound Mitre saw | Pine 20mm PAR NB not warped |
| 12 volt Cordless Drill driver | Back slat 200mm x 1600mm – 1 piece (cut to length) |
| 18 volt Cordless Drill driver | Side slat 200mm x 1500mm – 1 piece (cut to 1460) |
| PEX Eccentric sander | Side slat 200mm x 1100mm – 1 piece (cut to 1040) |
| Top Shelves 200mm x 350mm – 2 pieces (cut to 320mm) | |
| Middle shelves 200 mm x 320mm – 2 pieces (cut to 300mm) | |
| Bottom shelf 200 mm x 450mm – 1 piece (cut to 440mm) | |
| Pine 40mm x 40mm PAR | |
| 500mm – 4 pieces | |
| 350 mm – 8 pieces | |
| 6mm x 700mm glass circle – 1 piece | |
| Door stops – 4 pieces | |
| rubber bumpons for glass top – 8 pieces | |
| small rubber feet – 4 pieces | |
| wood glue | |
| 4 x 60mm screws | |
| 4 x 40mm screws | |
| Water based Varnish – 1 ltr | |
| wood filler to match varnish |
Follow these steps
Cantilever shelf
- Measure and mark off pilot holes on back board
- Measure and mark off pilot holes on side boards
- Attach sides to bottom shelf
- Attach top shelves to sides
- Insert backing board
- Attach inside shelves to back and sides
- Fill holes
- Sand and router edges
- Varnish
- Attach feet (door stops)
Coffee Table
- Make legs x 4
- Join sides to top and bottom to make a U
- Join all four to each other to form the frame
- Sand and varnish
- Attach feet and bump ons for glass
- Attach glass top
PDF Downloads
- Click here to download the pdf plan for the Cantilever Book shelf [3]
- Click here to download the pdf plan for the coffee table [4]