CONSTRUCTION OF A WOODEN BOOKSHELF

ABSTRACT

This project work involves the construction of a bookshelf that is going to be use for storing of books and it is being constructed with wood and nail. The wood used for the construction was seasoned mohagany wood that has preservatives and without defect. During the construction of the bookshelf both mechanical processes was used to produce a suitable bookshelf. The following are some of the tools and equipment used in the construction which includes hammer or driving the nails, saws for cuttinfg the woods, chisels and mallet for –opening the  joints, some of the  joints used in the construction includes a vertical and horizontal member of the shelves, terron joints, butt joints at the  top cover member of the shelf and box joint. The bookshelf is provided with a glass door at the front side of it and the frame of the glass have a key for purpose of locking to avoid unwanted persons from having access to anything stored in the bookshelf and the lower side of the bookshelf is constructed in a drawer foremost having ke9ys and handles. The back of the bookshelf is made with a plywood and top, down and other components of  it is made up of soft and hard woods with different dimensions. The total width of the bookshelf is 1500mm (5ft) and the total light of the bookshop is 2100mm (7ft).

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  INTRDUCTION

A bookshelf or bookcase is a furniture with horizontal shelves, used to store books. Wood stall remains the chide construction material used in the construction of thus bookshelf, although a transport glass is used for covering parts of the bookshelf to avoid intruders from having access to the equipment and books to be stored in the bookshelf.

Bookshelf is mainly used for storing books at our homes, offices and schools, libraries and other household equipment like plates, glass cups, compact disc and so on.

While constructing the bookshelf a good attention or priority was given on the precautions taking during the construction of the bookshelf so as to produce an efficient bookshelf that will last for long.

1.1  AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The objectives of this project is to constant a standard bookshelf used in staring books an also to write down the procedure for the construction.

• SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The scope of this project is the construction of bookshelf with use of wood, nail and glass

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