/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Anyone even monitoring this thread?

General DIY inspiration thread?

>>260054

here lurking

>>260055

Enjoying yourself?

Thoughts or comments?

Suggestions?

>>260057
good stuff
saved some pics will add them to my eventually build folder

Glad to help someone out :D

I think this one's made out of wood hangers

>>260067
where did you get these?

>>260068

found a blog post on "recycled furniture".

Something about the humble ingenuity of it reminded me of /diy/, figured I'd share

>>260057

I'm just having a "hexagon" period, easy to make and modulable

>>260042

I think this looks pretty cool but rather hard to build... :(

>>260077

Hell yeah, good shit. Actually I think I'm gonna try to incorporate hexagons into my next batch of designs. Thanks, anon!

>>260082
*octagons

>>260083
Are you retarded?

I'm a little OCD, so it would bother me to have my books leaning as they do it most of these shelves.

This would be a bit labor intensive to build, but intersting conversation piece.

>All these tacky art designs.
Just make a beautiful oiled hardwood shelf with a crown moulding and groove jointed shelves. Use wood glue, and probably a lauan backboard because lauan is easy to stain to whatever wood color you want. That is, if you have access to a stocked woodshop. If you don't, you're not gonna efficiently make anything, let alone art pieces.

>>260280

>>>gonna efficiently

Clearly you don't know much of anything. I make my own tools and the craftsmanship is what counts, the design simply enhances it.

Plus, this is my project for my own desire. I could make almost anything I want, why have it be something standard?

dailytonic.com

>>260243
"I'm sure those strange blocks mean som-WOAH, there it is."
That's pretty sweet.

Ok, You have a lot of very artistic inspirations. But it will either hard as hell or labor intensive to build such structures. Or it will be very brittle, and easy to damage design.
I am a professional furniture designer and production manager in small european furniture factory.

get a kindle >lol

>>260041
>BOSE stereo.
Clearly owned by a douche who is more concerned about looks than sound quality.

>>260083
I'd bet you those books were bought from used book sales based upon their size and color. The owner has probably never read any of them.

A great bookshelf is any bookshelf with great books on it. Or books that are dear to the reader's heart.

>>261047
Some people like to live in aesthetic interiors. If you want to live in a shitty looking house because you think that makes you seem more rugged on the internet, that's your business.

As labor intensive as these ideas may be, I'm willing to put my problem solving skills to the test and have been itching to use my craftsmanship, knowledge of design, and problem solving skills to the test.

I figure I'll start off making a couple cool things for myself and if they turn out well and they're practical as well as sturdy, I might start trying to make some pieces to sell.

>>261052
I want to live in a house with good books to read and a good stereo. Being well-read with an appreciation for music is true sophistication (not ruggedness).

what's a book?

>>262159
Well aren't you special.
I know this isn't a bookshelf, anything special and this not being /toy/. That being the cabinet is /diy/ and even has sound with a 1.5" screen.
only pic i had close to...

What about a mathematics-inspired Fibonacci bookshelf? You can always find a place of the right size of whatever you want to store.

>>262248
That's a nice idea.

>>260241
Glad I'm not the only one. I love the designs, but there's so much wasted space where books just don't quite fit in a lot of these.

>>262248
>not putting your lightning in the fridge

>>262248

I tried to work in the golden ratio to my designs, but the picture you posted is too angular for me. I'm trying to add a little bit more of an organic touch to my room with the curves and whatnot.

Glad to see someone else on the same level as far as design and fib goes.

>>262159

This man has a point. However, the pictures in this thread are meant for inspiration, not recreation.

>>262325

That's also something I'm trying to eliminate. I want this to be aesthetically pleasing, sturdy, and practical. If I thoroughly enjoy making it and the product turns out well, I may consider trying to make a career out of this.

On that note, anyone actually design/build furniture and the like for a living? Anything I should know/research before trying to make a career out of furniture design?

>>262665
It's aesthetically pleasing, but isn't the golden ratio often limiting?

>>260072
>>260072
Link if possible? I'm also interested in something like this.

>>260057
I love the way the woman walks out on him, smiling. Such a funny picture.

>>262950
The only limits are what you decide to do with it. You can apply it almost any way you want.

>>263923
But can one make furniture with 3d printer? (many separate parts as a master mold for something more reliable)

>>263933

I mean I suppose you could, if you want a frame made out of ABS. I'm not too sure how expensive a 3d printer is to run or how expensive the material is, so it might not be worth it. I see no reason it couldn't be done though.

This thread is awesome and I will have to contriboot when I get to my home pc
In the meantime does anyone else have weird furniture pics? This is better than porn. God I am getting old.

>>262665
Then how about some inspiration using the Fibonacci spiral? The curve in each square is a quarter of a regular circle. This pattern shows up in nature.

>>264138
Was gonna post that you're wrong and that's a golden ratio spiral but what do ya know, google schooled my ass and I learned something new ie: they're one and the fucking same.
Beautiful idea though, kudos.

>>264766

Someone admitting they're wrong on the internet

> I guess every generation grows up eventually.

I love the ugly simplistic aesthetic of this shelf.

>>264867
Small steps. I figure, if I can't admit I'm wrong on an website where nobody knows me, how the fuck am I going to be able to do it standing in front of someone.

This thread is relevant to my interests.
I guess I could use my carpentry skills to try and make these and possibly sell them, or keep them in my very home.

>>264138
Not that guy but anon, you genius bastard. Although I'm not sure how to do the curves without making the molds for thermoforming, since it's tedious and expensive.

Might also try doing the pellet shelves, since they're pretty much free.

Spotted on Pinterest (sad to admit)

thought many would appreciate the info.

Summoned from the abyss

>>265825
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beZIHpKyVS0&feature=related

A bookcase should be thin enough that laminating two or three pieces of wood together should be easy. You could probably just do it with a heat-gun too. Heat the outside edge of the curve, the wood expands differentially and will make it curve.

Otherwise, get a jig setup for the curve, put a piece of wood on it and clamp it all around. Get your second layer, glue that to the first, clamp it back down. Continue until you're as thick as you want. Glue should hold the laminate in the form of the jig.