| Project by Nate Noe | posted 266 days ago | 517 views | 2 times favorited | 11 comments |  |
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This book shelf was my first attempt at furniture making, but it was more of an experiment. I got some free wood from work and a crazy idea to use kitchen pull hardware as connectors. It only stands based on the positioning of pivot points. The offsetting of the center shelf against the legs keeps it from collapsing. Yes, I went to school in Boulder; And no, I wasn’t smoking anything when this idea popped into my head. But it was fun to build, and it gets a lot of “oh, that’s….interesting” responses.
-- Nate, denver CO
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11 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 266 days ago
Interesting use of materials. Pretty Nice!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Chris
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posted 266 days ago
It’s a unique design. I like the use of contrasting materials in the construction. Great job.
-- Chris
Damian Penney
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posted 265 days ago
Can the pulls rotate in the darker wood or are they epoxied? Also perhaps you weren’t smoking anything but I think all that second hand stuff affected you more than you realize ;-)
-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
MsDebbieP
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posted 265 days ago
oooooh that’s interesting!! :)
very unique and beautiful.
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rikkor
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posted 265 days ago
Unusual design, for sure. Excellent craftsmanship.
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MorningWood70
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posted 265 days ago
Man, I love that!
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RobS
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posted 263 days ago
Cool design and use of materials. Well Done.
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Peter O
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posted 263 days ago
Pulls as connectors is an pretty cool idea! It’s eye catching and … uh … interesting.
-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com
Nate Noe
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posted 263 days ago
Damian, yes the poles rotate, They’re only ‘hanging’ in the mahogany legs. The legs are only held against the shelves by the two mahogany plates that are between each pair. The whole contraption is locked together by the center ‘Z’ shaped shelf which takes the sheer force. If the center shelf were flat it would just fall over.
You’re probably right, Boulder may have permanently affected my brain.
-- Nate, denver CO
EdC
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posted 258 days ago
looks good!
How does it handle a load?
-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.
Nate Noe
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posted 258 days ago
Ed, it’s pretty sturdy but it does have a noticeable side to side wobble. It’s not something I would sell to anyone but It works for me.
-- Nate, denver CO