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FREE LITTLE LIBRARY
Recently I was approached by the neighborhood HOA to build this LITTLE BOOK LENDING LIBRARY for the subdivision. Guess I have somewhat of a reputation around the neighborhood as a woodworker of sorts. I gladly accepted the challenge as I haven't built one before and it looked like the type of challenge I was wanting.
The roof is suppose to resemble an open book. I must admit that the design was not mine but "stolen" from the August/2019 issue of Woodworkers Journal.
I constructed the house body out of a half sheet of 3/4" maple plywood as well as the "book" roof. For the white trim I used a piece of PVC siding so it didn't need any painting. The good thing about using the siding was that one side was smooth and the other side had a grain pattern. I chose to use the grain side.
The exterior red is a premium exterior house paint, 3 coats, and then I sprayed two coats of marine grade urethane the seal the entire library.
I covered the interior floor with a piece of thin sheet flashing I had laying around. I thought this might help with sliding books in and out. Making it easier and saving wear & tear on the floor.
Shortly after It was erected, it was almost full of books of all kinds. Maybe I should have made it larger or built two ! ! !
It sure is a nice feeling when I enter the subdivision and see that little red library being enjoyed by the entire neighborhood.
The roof is suppose to resemble an open book. I must admit that the design was not mine but "stolen" from the August/2019 issue of Woodworkers Journal.
I constructed the house body out of a half sheet of 3/4" maple plywood as well as the "book" roof. For the white trim I used a piece of PVC siding so it didn't need any painting. The good thing about using the siding was that one side was smooth and the other side had a grain pattern. I chose to use the grain side.
The exterior red is a premium exterior house paint, 3 coats, and then I sprayed two coats of marine grade urethane the seal the entire library.
I covered the interior floor with a piece of thin sheet flashing I had laying around. I thought this might help with sliding books in and out. Making it easier and saving wear & tear on the floor.
Shortly after It was erected, it was almost full of books of all kinds. Maybe I should have made it larger or built two ! ! !
It sure is a nice feeling when I enter the subdivision and see that little red library being enjoyed by the entire neighborhood.
6 Comments
Great project! I’m sure it’ll be appreciated.
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Red school house look! Fitting! Looks great.
Ron
I really like the look you achieved, excellent work. Storage capacity always seems to run short, but that can be solved with more shop time!
Cute!
well done.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Yours is considerably prettier than the ones we built.
I was asked to build 6 about 12 years ago. I got together with 2 more recently retired friends, one of whom has a very large shop. After some talking with the United Way folks, it was proposed that we build 25. UW got money somewhere and we started. UW decided to involve a lot of groups and individuals by making it a contest for the best decorated.
In his large shop, we were able to set up an assembly line. It took several days to cut and assemble. Then we spread a large tarp outside and I sprayed primer for most of a day.
The contest turned out to be a huge success. The 'houses' were placed over 2 counties. We had a blast.
Bringing this up in case anyone wants to give it a try on a large scale.
I was asked to build 6 about 12 years ago. I got together with 2 more recently retired friends, one of whom has a very large shop. After some talking with the United Way folks, it was proposed that we build 25. UW got money somewhere and we started. UW decided to involve a lot of groups and individuals by making it a contest for the best decorated.
In his large shop, we were able to set up an assembly line. It took several days to cut and assemble. Then we spread a large tarp outside and I sprayed primer for most of a day.
The contest turned out to be a huge success. The 'houses' were placed over 2 counties. We had a blast.
Bringing this up in case anyone wants to give it a try on a large scale.
Carey Mitchell
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