Shelves

[robtown]

So I was trying to come up with some storage for the kids bedrooms and I did this. The wife is not a big fan of the curviness so she vetoed bringing these in the house. I figuured I'd post the AutoCad file to my website later today if any are interested. This piece was cut from 2-1/2" sheets of 60"x60"x.75" baltic Birch.
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[rookie432]

Rob,

these are great!. I'd love a copy. You may want to have Bill Young put this up on project wizard. My wife is a teacher and if these were painted inprimary colors they would make great shelves for her class room and my kids room.

Bill

[stickman]

Rob,

Looks pretty good to me.. would be something nice to take to a home show.. for dispaying products..

What did you use for fastening?

Jay

[robtown]

Yeah, I figured the porportions were a little big, more like a retail piece than a furniture piece. If you tinker with the size a bit, you can probably get it down to 2 sheets of baltic birch.

Here's a pic of how it goes together:
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Link to file: www.robtown.com/wavyshelf.zip (http://www.robtown.com/wavyshelf.zip)

Its an autocad file, the slots fit tite, you are responsible for your own toolpaths. Have fun...

[paco]

I like it!

[bakestv@aol.com]

I like to stain and poly shelves from plywood. I don't have a good way to make the edges look clean (7 layers in baltic birch).

[ckurak]

Steve,

Try pre-glued wood veneer edgebanding. It usually comes in 13/16" width and up to 250' rolls. It is about 0.5mm thick (0.020" in Imperial). It also comes in many different wood species. It can be applied with a medium hot iron. (Use an old iron, or pick up an inexpensive one from walmart, just in case you get glue on it.) The curved surface may take a little bit of practice, but should be do-able. The curves in the picture are not that severe. Or, you can get unglued edgeband and use glue. Then, trim, sand (gently), and finish.

I suppose if you really wanted to make your own edgebanding (for small quantities), you might try ripping very thin strips with a table saw. Just be sure that they are wide enough (more than the 3/4" thickness of the plywood) so alignment does not become a nightmare. Then, you can simply trim (small amounts can be sanded) the edges smooth. I have not tried doing it this way, so you are on your own with this one. :-)

[steve_baker]

The pre glued edgebanding and an old iron works great on a flat surface. The 'inside' curves I can't get, even with all the tape I put on to hold it in place. Am I just not getting the glue hot enough to melt? Or do I just need more tape?

[richards]

Try a commercial hot air gun and a J-roller. When I use that method, it almost requires a second person to do everything properly (one person to unroll the edgebanding and handle the hot air gun and another person to use the J-roller).