Comments on: Woodwork project: Desk-side shelf http://joydutta.com/blog/2009/10/25/woodwork-project-desk-side-shelf/ Joy Dutta on technology, photography, motorcycling, aviation and other things Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:08:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: therider http://joydutta.com/blog/2009/10/25/woodwork-project-desk-side-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-40455 therider Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:10:06 +0000 http://joydutta.com/blog/?p=666#comment-40455 Good questions. 1. In my first bookcase I drilled the holes myself but it takes way too much time and patience to lay out the points. I even made a jig to simplify that but for me it is no more worth my time. 2. I mixed because there is usually no pine panel with drilled holes. I could go for all pine shelves but just wanted to make the fixed case with white and adjustables ones of pine which I can paint white later on (I deliberately left them unfinished now). My other shelf in the bedroom for clothes is all melamine and is 16" deep. It offers a LOT of space to keep clothes compactly. The fact that we are able to live decently in a single bedroom and without much need for things says enough that it is a doable thing with good space management. Who needs a 4br house for one family ? Good questions.

1. In my first bookcase I drilled the holes myself but it takes way too much time and patience to lay out the points. I even made a jig to simplify that but for me it is no more worth my time.

2. I mixed because there is usually no pine panel with drilled holes. I could go for all pine shelves but just wanted to make the fixed case with white and adjustables ones of pine which I can paint white later on (I deliberately left them unfinished now).

My other shelf in the bedroom for clothes is all melamine and is 16″ deep. It offers a LOT of space to keep clothes compactly.

The fact that we are able to live decently in a single bedroom and without much need for things says enough that it is a doable thing with good space management. Who needs a 4br house for one family ?

]]> By: Francesco Gallarotti http://joydutta.com/blog/2009/10/25/woodwork-project-desk-side-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-40453 Francesco Gallarotti Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:45:03 +0000 http://joydutta.com/blog/?p=666#comment-40453 Actually now that I am re-reading your instructions, why not making it all of wood and drill the holes yourself? Or, if you decided to use white melamine to reduce cost, why not make all the shelves with that material? Essentially my question is: why did you mix? Actually now that I am re-reading your instructions, why not making it all of wood and drill the holes yourself? Or, if you decided to use white melamine to reduce cost, why not make all the shelves with that material? Essentially my question is: why did you mix?

]]> By: Francesco Gallarotti http://joydutta.com/blog/2009/10/25/woodwork-project-desk-side-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-40452 Francesco Gallarotti Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:39:28 +0000 http://joydutta.com/blog/?p=666#comment-40452 Gorgeous!... $80 for a real wood bookcase... at IKEA you can barely buy a Billy bookcase with the same amount... Gorgeous!… $80 for a real wood bookcase… at IKEA you can barely buy a Billy bookcase with the same amount…

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