Thread: Looking for advice on CD case.

how about putting a shaddow line or small chamfer all round the outside edges so the "join" becomes a feature and you clearly see two thicknesses rather than the impression of a double thikness.
or whats wrong with just making the whole lot as one unit rather than stackable.
are you really going to want to move them around much?

Personally I don't think the double material thickness is all that much of a visual issue. The nice thing about joined woodwork is that it is made of something substantial and the physical structure is part of the esthetic balance of a timber cabinet.

If the look you are going for is minimalist, timber is probably the wrong medium to be working in.

The "Barrister Bookcase" design might give you some inspiration for how to make old fashion stackable furniture. There are many variants if you search for that phrase. Checkout http://www.plansnow.com/bstcloser.html - you can see how they stack and what they look like by clicking the take a closer look logo.

Cheers,
Fuzzie

You could also make a "feature" of the joins by adding spacers of some sorts, maybe of contrasting materials, that could also be used to lock/align the modules together.

Then you could simply add spacers and a single board to each "outside edge" to make them match the inside joints...

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Originally Posted by forunna

or whats wrong with just making the whole lot as one unit rather than stackable. are you really going to want to move them around much?

Hi Forunna. I'd prefer modules as opposed to one unit because I'm a bit worried that a single unit would be too large or heavy. I'm hoping to make excess modules so that, as my collection expands, I can just add another module. I'll have a spot for LP's down the bottom as well, and being able to stack and change the design to a degree is what I'm wanting to be able to do. Thanks for your other thoughts also. I'm investigating the terms "shadow line" and "chamfer".

Originally Posted by Fuzzie

Personally I don't think the double material thickness is all that much of a visual issue. The nice thing about joined woodwork is that it is made of something substantial and the physical structure is part of the esthetic balance of a timber cabinet.

Hi Fuzzie. You may be right. I'm probably being too picky, but I thought I'd ask in case there was a simple solution. Thank you too for the barrister bookcase idea.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

You could also make a "feature" of the joins by adding spacers of some sorts, maybe of contrasting materials, that could also be used to lock/align the modules together.

Then you could simply add spacers and a single board to each "outside edge" to make them match the inside joints...

Hi Skew. Not a bad idea, although I'm a bit concerned about the degree of difficulty. I have literally no woodworking skills (although, I will be getting help from my Dad who does have these skills). Do you think this would be difficult?

Originally Posted by Festy

Not a bad idea, although I'm a bit concerned about the degree of difficulty. I have literally no woodworking skills (although, I will be getting help from my Dad who does have these skills). Do you think this would be difficult?

If you (or your Dad) have the skills to mark out and produce several identical boxes, then you should have no serious problems. (There are always "little" headaches. )

As with anything, it's only as difficult as you make it; the base idea is simple enough, the hard part is keeping it simple when building and not throwing in a heap of little "extras" that raise the difficulty level...

The other thign you could do, is wherever the timber is a double thickness, use thinner material, i.e.using 2x12mm will give you 24m, and use 19 mm for the external pieces, this way the difference of 5mm is almost negligable.
You could also get someone to machine the timber to 10mm as another alternative.
You could also make the internal pieces a lighter colour to the external pieces, thus creating a pattern and averting the eyes, for the obvious thickness difference.