 |
| I'm enjoying the sunshine! |
Now that the shelf compartment T pieces are dry, time to fit them into their final positions.
First up, the compartment containing the small drawer unit. Put the drawer unit into its final position on the desired shelf then carefully squeeze in the T piece next to it so that the vertical is tightly abutted next to the drawer unit.
 |
| Use drawers to help you position the T pieces |
Using a spirit level to keep the horizontal shelf straight, use long wood screws to secure the T piece in place from the outer edge of the bookcase.
 |
| Secure T piece from unseen edge of bookcase |
Remember to countersink the screws as you don’t want anything sticking out. You are aiming for a nice snug fit - the unit should not be able to move when you open a drawer.
 |
| Compartments should look like this |
Repeat for all other compartments. If you have cut your vertical timber sections to exact measurements, each T piece can be gently pushed into place without the need for screwing in from the top or bottom.
 |
| One side finished - repeat on the other bookcase |
No word of a lie, this all sounds simple on paper but it’s a bugger in real life! Frustratingly, we had to re-cut two of the vertical sections because although we had ‘dry’ fitted everything perfectly before painting somehow the damn wood had mysteriously shrunk overnight. Aaaghhh!
Always follow the old DIY adage - ‘measure twice, cut once’.
And finally … All the T pieces added to the bookcase to make the quirky compartments.
 |
| Ready for backing boards to be added |
No comments:
Post a Comment