Bookcase closet doors

[bruegf]

Finally finished a set of closet doors that double as a bookcase.   This is what I was working on when I posted about the problems I was having w/ the first time use of my LR32. 

Fred

 

[gearup75]

    What a great idea!!!....I love this board ;D

 

[mwhafner]

This is great.  I have been thinking of doing something similar for a few months, and really like your execution.  Gary Katz has a similar idea on his site, but your solution is considerably simpler.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Fred,

Great projects, well executed.  I'd like to know more about the 4-drawer chest/2-door cabinet that appears in the first photo.  How did you make the drawer fronts and the cabinet doors?  Are they veneered or did you find wide enough boards for them.  Beautiful furniture!!  (Cherry is my favorite wood.)

Dave R.

 

[bruegf]

Dave,

I can't take credit for the cabinet in the foreground.  My father built that for me.  He's a retired custom cabinet maker that learned his trade as an apprentice in Germany - a true craftsman.  I'll have to check w/ him to be sure but I'm pretty sure he veneered the doors and drawers himself using a vacuum press.

Fred

 

[bruegf]

This is great.  I have been thinking of doing something similar for a few months, and really like your execution.  Gary Katz has a similar idea on his site, but your solution is considerably simpler.

Thank you for sharing.

I hope saying this isn't an issue, but I've posted a more complete explanation of how they were built on the other forum.  Just too lazy to type it up again here.

Fred

 

[nico]

Looks really nice and clean, and " the other forum" is ? Can you post the link?

 

[mastercabman]

Fred,nice work!      Are each side mounted on 3 hinges?  Anything extra that you did to prevent the bookshelves from pulling away?
I would think that once you fill the bookshelf it will become pretty heavy.   
Just curious about how you mounted those bookshelves.I have done something similar to this and i use a caster to hold the weight of the bookshelf,but the one i did was in 1 piece.

 

[bruegf]

Each door has 3 4x4 hinges.  The bookcase sides are 13/16 instead of 3/4 to give them a bit more stiffness.  The jambs are 3/4 but the hinges aren't attached to the jamb, I used 3" screws to carry the load into the wall studs.  So far they appear to be holding the weight without any signs of problems, but I think it helps a bit that each door is only around 22" wide, plus the fact that the doors will only hold paperbacks, which are a lot less weight than hardcover books.

Fred

 

[butzla]

Those are really cool, Fred!  I love your father's hutch too.  Can you post some more pictures of the doors open and shots of the other sides of them?  I'm interested in how you treated the back panels.

 

[joiner1970]

Looks great nice job, the only thing I would change are the hinges I think they spoil it a little bit, would have been nice if maybe you could have some sort of hidden hinge maybe soss or something like that.

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Fred,
I'd be interested in seeing more details of your project here.

Also, you can use the "inline image" feature to really present it nicely.

If you need any technical help, just let me know.

Thanks,
Matthew

 

[bruegf]

Here's a link to details of the project.

Bookcase closet door project

Matthew - if this link violates any of your policies please remove it.

Thanks

Fred

Matthew, thanks for agreeing to let me repost the link.

 

[sw1211]

Fred,  I looked at your full write up, very well done and thanks for all the work putting it together.  Something worth considering, a write up like that would definately be worthy of winning a monthly contest, if that's something that interests you, but it would probably need to be posted here and not just linked to.

 

[bruegf]

Thanks Steve,

I'm swamped at work because of server stability issues we're having at the moment.  Once things settle down I'll try to get ambitious enough to post the project here too.

Fred

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Fred,
If you want, send me the photos and I can create a gallery for you, which will help you put the project posting together.
It would be great to see your material here.
Thanks,
Matthew

 

[bruegf]

A few members have asked to see me detail about the back and sides, so here are a few more photos.

Fred

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Fred,
Thank you very much for posting your photos here.  It's exactly the kind of project we like to see!
Stay in touch,
Matthew