I recently decided that while I'm happily unemployed, I can occupy my time by making myself some things that I will find useful in the future. The fact that I currently have my father's well-appointed garage workshop available is another incentive, as is the desire to develop my basic woodworking skills in the more challenging realm of furniture-making.
For my first big project, I settled on something that will accommodate a small portion of my absurd private library, as well as display a pursuit of mine that I don't think has come up before, tropical fish. This was also my opportunity to learn how to use Google Sketchup. Here's what I came up with:
The thin lines on the lower portion are dowels which will support the bookshelves. You may notice I neglected to include them on the rear verticals; Sketchup was giving me fits with the cylinders. The shelf above the tank will hold a deep tray for plants, with growlights for them mounted in the topmost frame. I don't know yet what I'm going to do for a finish. I'm leaning toward a dark stain to try to minimize the "clearly-made-from-2x4s" look, but I might just embrace that, put on a clear poly coat and use shiny hardware all over it.
2 comments:
OMG my parents had one of these when I was growing up!!! it looks like it was the exact same frame actually... I loved that thing. go for it dude!
Yeah! Well, my parents never had anything like it, but it looks hella cool. And the "made from 2x4s" thing only adds to the charm. Just use good 2x4s, like a nice warm redwood or tight-grained blonde hardwood. At least that's how *I* think it would look good.
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