Making bookshelves from mdf

Birch veneer plywood is ideal for building bookcases. You just have to know the right way to work with it. Further, they will sag under their own weight if the span is wide enough, so be cautious if you intend to make the shelves wide without additional support. There are many different types of buildins the construction coach teaches you how to build a large mediumdensity fibreboard mdf buildin i. The poplar boxes are screwed into the walls and ceiling, with flat poplar stock edging the thin. Cut the 1by2inch strip into three pieces, one as long as the length of. How to build a bookcase and accomplish the impossible. Build stronger, sagproof shelves popular woodworking.

Over the past 15 years, ive used mdf to build everything from crude shelving in my shop to fancy trim in upscale homes. Cut the mdf into two lengths of 12by80 inches for the side panels of the bookcase and nine lengths of 12by30 inches for the top and bottom of the bookcase as well as the shelves. How i make a white gloss mdf bookcase bookshelves youtube. The top and bottom are wrapped with the same moldings that rim the ceiling and floor, completing the builtin look.

Each of these shelves is the same thickness, length and width. Comprehensive information on sizing composite wood shelves is available from an industry trade association. This diy was simplified by the whole thing being created from one big sheet of mdf. Im making a bookcase out of mdf and a floating desk from plywood for a customer.

The edges chipding easily, but the face of the mdf doesnt. Clamp two opposing case sides edgetoedge and mark each dado. Ideas for mdf cabinet construction home guides sf gate. Cut out or purchase at least two long 1by2inch strips of wood.

How to build simple floating shelves traditional method cut out or purchase two identicallysized wooden panels for each shelf. The shelves, sides and back were all cut to size from this. It cuts and assembles into pieces that, when built into a cabinet, provide a. Mdf, with its nearly perfect dimensions, is an ideal choice for cabinet construction.

Mdf is incredibly heavy your bookshelves will weigh a ton if you construct them entirely from it. Diy bookshelves are an easy project, and you can build a bookcase yourself for a lot less than you can buy one. The rigidity of plywood and composite wood can be improved by gluing on solid wood edges or plastic laminate faces fig. Design your shelving based on your available space.

I used some ikea bookshelves, an mdf top, and some moulding to make a built in bookshelf unit. If youre making builtin bookcases, measure the space available, both at the bottom and the top dont assume your walls are plumb and square. I needed to build some shelves to organise my large collection of dvds i decided to use mdf just because the cost of 34 plywood was too. Once mdf is edged with solid wood lumber, primed, and painted, its very strong and will last forever. In this video im building a white gloss mdf bookcase. And remember how i read that theres no way to make long mdf shelves sturdy enough so that they wont bow. I used some ikea bookshelves, an mdf top, and some moulding to.