I had been wanting to build a new shelf in my office to replace my "JL" shelves because they weren't very practical and couldn't hold much. I went with the three column adjustable design based on a video I saw on I Like to Make Stuff. The project started off...
This was a follow-up project for my friend Brandon's man cave. I made a shelf for him and he wanted some floating shelves to go along with that. He actually came over to my garage and helped me create the floating shelves and then took them home to stain them. ...
This was my second shelf built specifically for displaying my LEGO collection. I made the shelves adjustable so I could fit sets of varying heights....
This was the first shelf I made for displaying my LEGO collection. After my first iteration of the shelf (see the second picture), I realized that I needed to make a couple of modifications. First, the shelf looked weird without a back on it. I decided to get a 1/4-inch sheet...
My friend Brandon asked me to make a bookshelf for his man cave. I hadn't worked in my garage for awhile so it was good to get back out there (especially since we were having unseasonably warm weather in December). I assembled the shelf and prepped it for staining. Once...
This was one of my first attempts at making a custom built bookshelf. I made the shelf out of 3/4" Birch plywood and faced it with 1" trim. While it's not perfectly square, it turned out pretty nice. It was a great learning experience. My wife was pretty happy and...
As part of recently redecorating my home office, I decided to build myself a set of custom bookshelves. I had the idea to make them in the shape of my initials ("JL") because they would be symmetrical. I drew up some basic plans and went to work in my garage....