[LM_NET] HIT: Furniture from discarded books

[Robin Shtulman <shtulman@ERVING.COM>]

Hi!  Here is the HIT.  Thanks to everyone for sending in ideas.  I  
didn't quite locate the super-easy, step-by-step instructions I hoped  
for.  Still, I think there's enough here to manage a project with the  
right expert help.
So sorry for the delay!

Artsy constructions that look cool but a bit difficult:
http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/classes/bookbuild/art.html

Combinations of old books and lumber:
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/26/furniture_made_from_.html

Not really made of books, but made to look like books:
http://www.liviodemarchi.com/casauk.htm

MIT folks with ideas:
http://web.mit.edu/iap/www/iap04/searchiap/iap-5804.html

A very simple wall-mounted book shelf made of thematically linked  
titles.  Cool!
http://www.thisintothat.com/gallery/funniest.html

Furniture from old books for sale:
http://www.eco-artware.com/catalog/JR-bookshelf.shtml
 From this, it looks like you could figure out how to make a small  
bookcase, using same-sized books for shelves.
Books also form the sides of the book case.
Its looks like there's a lumber backing.


Stack books
Drill holes down the center
Put a threaded lamp base into them
Make a stack of books into a lamp!

Stack books
Put a metal dowel through the middle
Put them under a piece of glass for a table.

Attach old books to a frame for a sofa or a chair


Stack books,
placing them at interesting angles
Drill a hole down the center.
Insert a metal pipe
Attach it to a wooden base.
Use hardcover books
The pipe is what holds it all together.


Robin Shtulman
Erving Elementary School
28 Northfield Rd.
Erving, MA  01344
413-423-3326
shtulman@erving.com
http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm

"Let's go to the library; I bet we can learn some valuable things  
there."
Harry & the Potters' -- Problem Solving Skills

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