Revolving Bookcase

I wanted somewhere convenient to store my woodwork books and project files, however as always space is at a premium so I needed something compact that would utilize space to the utmost.

I figured that a "Lazy Susan" design would work best

Wood :- I used some old cupboard doors, 6mm plywood and a piece of 2x2 framing timber

14mm dowel

Screws

Lazy Susan

Paint

Tools :- Table saw, Drill, Driver, Jigsaw, Sander

I had these solid cupboard doors that I had removed from an old kitchen some time ago. They were at my favourite price (free), they are solid oak.

I removed all the "furniture" from them (which I will save - just in case!)

I then cut them to 400mm square on the table saw.

I cut a piece of 2x2 framing timber 700mm long (again this was free - rescued from a skip)

Using a hole saw I drilled a 2inch hole in the centre shelf, then squared it off using a Jigsaw

I took the piece of 2x2 and drilled 14mm holes in both planes and then inserted dowels which were glued into position.

note one dowel goes all the way through, and the other two abut it at the middle

The middle shelf was "fed" onto the centre spindle and the bottom and top were screwed on to the ends of the spindle. A few measurements were taken to ensure that the shelves were parallel to each other.

I ripped some 1/2 inch strips from framing timber to act as retainers or stops for the books on the bottom and middle shelves, these were screwed in place.

I bought a Lasy Susan attachment from Bunnings ($21 NZ) and screwed it to the base.

I then slapped a quick coat of paint on what I had done so far and allowed it to dry overnight.

The following day I ripped some 40mm wide plywood retaining strips from 6mm exterior ply that I had been given by a neighbour and cut them to length, 3 for each side.

These were then screwed on. This gave the whole structure a lot more rigidity.

Once I had screwed all the retaining strips in position I gave it another quick couple of coats of paint and allowed to dry.

Looks like I need to buy more books ............... any excuse!