Making a Case for Books
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- This is the fully animated story of making four bookcases. The four cases are made from two pieces of walnut veneer plywood with almost no waste. The base for the cases is made from solid walnut with mitered corners The bookcases are 33 inches tall and 47 inches wide. The finish is wipe on polyurethane. They fit under and within the spacing of the windows in the living room.
I shot approximately 11,700 frames for this animation and used roughly 6,400 of them. I worked on this project intermittently from the 5th of January to 1st of March, 2014.
Fits well into my space, I painted the back green. It's very easy to customize just the back if that's something you want to do. I would suggest sanding it first before painting, I got a little impatient. The shelves czcams.com/users/postUgkxM8H4CjCb79vzeyvgaFMdzmLm88oVFPMkare pretty small so keep that in mind if you're going to have it horizontal that some books won't fit. I like the snug look that it has. Good small shelf if you don't have much space, but not too small. Simple to put together, though you'll need your own tools, a screwdriver and a mallet/hammer, it's easiest to do with another person.
I don't understand how someone couldn't like this. It's fantastic!
People are strange
I got a headache by just imagining the time you spent making this brilliant video
haha
You are awesome! :D Loved it! also love all of your video! :D
No, really, how long did you spend on this????
No matter how much I watch your videos, I find that I still haven't seen them all. Thanks for sharing your brilliant hobbies with us.
This is not only great woodworking but awesome film making. You need to enter this in some contests!
Not only a beautiful stop motion, but a beautiful set of book cases and a beautiful book being beautifully ready to your children. Awesome video. Thanks a million, Frank!
I love your stop motion work, but this one is by far the best one that I've seen. Its not often that you have an opportunity to chuckle at a character in a woodworking videos, especially when the characters are clamps and bookcase base pieces. And the ending was perfect. Thank you for sharing your creative gift with us.
This is definitely my favorite Frank Howarth video...possibly my favorite woodworking video ever!
Thanks you Frank. I've watched this video over and over with my kids!
Oh my god! Love the walnut herd!
Jaw-dropping video Frank!
Amazing !
This might be the best thing I've ever seen on CZcams. Mr. Howarth, you are the Wes Andersen of woodworking, and I love you for it.
My favorite part of this video, is you reading the Chronicles of Narnia to your kids. Great wood working as always, but starting your kids off with Narnia will make them into amazing adults.
Dude your editing skills are awesome, I love watching your videos, they are so unique, thanks for taking the time to do them, subscribed!
+Rubber Duc Thanks
Those stop motion videos are beyond excellent. Never seen anything like this. Great craftsmanship, coupled with beautifull takes, scene by scene.
Thanks
***** You're probably correct. We have traditional wood working combined with traditional special effects. Thats why it is so good :D
Woodwork, animation, and "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe?" Three of my favourite things! I am loving your videos!
Thank goodness for folks like Frank. My 4 year old son loves these videos, and I have had a few binge watching sessions myself.
I can never tell which you like more, making the project, or the video. Both were amazing as usual. Thanks.
What sorcery is this! This is amazing! Building the bookshelves were hard enough, but to do the entire thing using stop motion, and add cool synchronization! Epic! Well done sir! Liked, subscribed and shared!
Thanks!
Frank you really should be sending these videos to a TV company, that was superb, I laughed out loud at the herd of leg components. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Frank, thanks for the time you spend making videos so we can enjoy.Keep spending time with your kids they will always remember it.
How can there be 51 dislikes, this is one of the greatest videos of 2014, and one of the all time great woodworking videos!
I agree. A lot of jealous folk I guess.
Theres always some asshole. Society is full of them
Great story Frank.
Hi Kids
You have one very clever Dad, he has some amazing skills.
Thank him for sharing with us all.
Look after him
Cheeers from thr UK
Dave
Frank,
I hope you get to see this. You have some amazing skills, story telling, animation, story telling, wood working, and did I mention story telling. Watching your video was a very funny and pleasent ending to a rather rough day. Thanks for reminding this old soldier to relax, smile and remember why we do what we do.
Just one word for this video: BRILLIANT!!!!
I just found this seven years after the fact. Unlike so many things on CZcams, this has aged very well. Nice video, most excellent editing and story telling.....and (IMHO) an excellent choice to read to the kids at the end.
What poetry, what inventiveness, what humour, what detail!... Everything about this is delightful, Frank! Thank you for this work of art!
This brings a smile to my face! Thanks Frank :-)
The cases are awesome and I didn't get where you were going with your proportions until you dropped that center support! I will be borrowing this heavily someday ;-)
I had been thinking of attaching steel bar to the back and front of the middle shelf for support. in the end I went with a center support in a dado in the underside of the shelf. it's not attached and if I want to adjust the shelf I can make a new support piece.
Yeah I really liked this.
frank howarth
I doubt you will ever need it since you have the upper area for really long items. It's really well done, again, thanks for taking the time to share that with us!
Frank, have you ever thought about doing a video on some of your editing and animation tips/techniques. They're amazing, i've no idea how you do it!
Yes, I'd love to see your process!
me too
this is the pinnacle of cinematography in woodworking!
All hail to Frank!
It inspires me more to get myself a Canon 5DMark3 and 18-35mm, 105mm lens!
thank you frank, i watch these videos every morning with my daughter and they have inspired me to finish some woodworking projects around the house as well.
This is truly a masterly piece of art - both of construction and cinematography! Thanks for caring enough to do things right.
woot! wish i had a second upvote for narnia
This is absolutely incredible. The craftsmanship from the woodworking shown off by the whimsy of stop-motion.
This is possibly my favorite of Frank's videos. It's brilliant, informative and lots of fun. Thank you.
This is brilliant. i've watched many woodworkers on youtube, but you're the only one i subscribe to. This reminds me of the educational tv-shows I saw as a kid, where learning was seen as entertainment in and of itself. It's insane to me that we make such a partition between education and pleasure in western societies. I adore the animal qualities you find in all your clamps and machines. I'm also impressed how you manage to juggle making stop motion film while doing big complicated glue-ups and projects such as these. Hats off!
+Arash Arfazadeh Thanks!
I agree
+Arash Arfazadeh Well said!
Wow.. that was amazing. In woodworking and animation. In the end reading for the kids was really kind Thank you very much for sharing
Frank, as a former woodworker/furniture maker now teacher and forever a lover of books and films, this video was a real treat and a real blessing to me! Thanks for sharing, thanks for being an excellent woodworker and visual storyteller. This was awesome!
As beautiful as the finished bookcases are, they take backseat to the incredible filmography of the process.
Always enjoy your videos Frank, my hat is off to you.
This deserves a Best of CZcams nomination. Well done Frank.
This is big time awesome. Just like watching a Disney production.
Frank, you are cool man!!!
Frank thanks for making the stop motion videos. My 4 year old daughter loves them and is helping me bond with her as we watch together. Thanks again.
This may be the best woodworking video in existence.
That's one of the best editings I've ever seen on youtube. For sure you sir, are one of the best and deserve an attention. Have a good day and keep on doing it cause you're doing enormously well!
Beautiful video! Must take ages to make but it is worth it.
Hello Frank, Thank you for this video. My son is nearly 4 years old now, and for the past year every time I watch youtube in our living room he asks for that video where the cases move by themselves :)
I also like the animation here. And to say everything in it. You're great source of inspiration, Thank you!
And greetings from Finland!
Only thing that amazes me more that your woodworking skills is your video production. Don't get me started about your shop !
i think that's your best animated movie ever. Really good ideas behind animation and sound editing. Really good job! And nice furniture too!
What in the world was that?
Why would someone go to allll of that trouble for that video?
It was an absolute masterpiece, even without the terrifically designed and built book cases.
Is this one of those cases where "he has the skill, mindset and ability, so he made something great"? Because if it is, he needs to teach those kids how to be like him, then he needs to teach the rest of us!
Genius, absolute genius. I look forward to seeing your films and am disappointed when there isn't one for a while. Please keep it up Frank and 'THANKS FOR WATCHIN'
I'm a book lover and enjoy making woodwork projects myself. It's a pleasure to watch you put a lot of care in making these bookcases. The narrative of the books and animation are so cool.
Please keep posting.
masterpiece again, should go viral
This is so good!
Brilliant work Frank. Reminds me of eastern European animation from the 70's. Beautiful bookcases too. An around joy. Thank you
You're a woodworking god! I'm glad we have the technology for you to share your talents with the rest of us.
This video should go viral.
I love your work Frank. I know how long it takes to make one of my videos, which are crummy compared to yours. I can't imagine the amount of time it takes to make a video as wonderful as the stop motions you make. You are an artist in both mediums, Woodworking and Videography. Thank you for educating and entertaining.
Regards,
Bob
Totally agree!!! Genius work!
This blew me away when I saw it.
Great work Frank. The animation reminded me of 70's eastern European oddities. Beautiful bookcases too. An all round joy. Thank you
I sure hope you enjoy making these videos as much as I enjoy watching them. Thank you so much!!
That was fantastic! I wouldn't usually criticize you on anything to do with your shop or home but I think it may be time to lube those books!
If you were to make and sell one of these....what would it cost?
I laughed when the herd of unassembled legs jumped the chasm and the last one hesitated. That was entertainment right there.
that was one of my favorite parts too.
I would have to agree. Great video, and thanks frank howarth for taking the time to do this. I know these videos are not easy to make, but it looks like you are getting good at it. God bless and take care.
Mr Howarth, I have to say, this is my favorite video of your extensive collection. Not sure if its just me or what, but it seems as though you captured attitude and emotion into the videos participants. I love it. Absolutely awesome as usual. Amazing skill and vision. Thank you for allowing us unskilled at woodworking folk to live vicariously through you.
I don't know what I like best. Your story telling, your crafting skills, your beautiful book cases, your filming skills, your creativity. This is so awesome, thanks for sharing!
My Goodness, Frank! Tour de force! You are now Pixar!
I saw some Dr. Seuss in there. Fun fact, I collect Seuss books and actually have one of his personal paintings tattooed on my arm. Anyways, another amazing video!!!
I nominate this video as woodworking video of the year! Love it!
Drunken Woodworker
yeah, I agree!!!!
And today is Dr. Seuss' birthday!
The stars have aligned!
Well done again, Frank! I like the mixture of woodworking and kids books together .Squeak on.
This is the most delightful woodworking video on youtube.
This is absolutely amazing. So so cool.
Oscar for best CZcams video goes to.
Honestly, the ending seals the deal. Keep up the great work, Frank.
Frank, this is awesome! I have been a woodworker for 45 years, this is a great teaching tool. I recently made a video of "The Making Of" a crib that I designed and built for my daughter-in-law but I never thought of doing stop motion.
"Throw out fifty things. Clear the clutter. Find your life" Ha ha love it! Who needs to throw anything out?? Just make more shelves! :-)
*THIS VIDEO MADE MY DAY!* XDD I don't share much, but *this must be shared.*
Love the double meaning of the title. Love the analogies, unbelievably funny & instructive. Rated: _"Genius LOL"_
Your pursuit to entertain will never go unappreciated!
as someone who enjoys woodworking and videography/editing, and a lover of stop motion animation, i can wholeheartedly say this is a *truly* amazing piece of art.
You just get better and better.
After watching this many times, I finally paid attention to what you were reading. Is that "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"?
Yes.
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This is a classic. I watch it again and again. Thanks Frank.
Genius. This could win an animated short award. If it hasnt already.....
Like magic frank!
man frank these videos are great !
thankyou!
Absolutely one of the greatest woodworking videos ever. Fantastic!!
Absolutely could be the best woodworking video I’ve ever seen! ...Great change of pace. Thanks
This video is friggin beautiful!
I wish my tools built stuff on their own :)
lol, me too!
As I have said before. You and Jay Bates are the best editor's on CZcams. Nice touch you reading to the grandkids as well. Thanks for the video!
Frank the passion, and artistry that went into this video is unreal! Thanks for doing what you do!
Hey Dirk, just sent you a message to your youtube, please get back to me when you get a chance. Thanks!
How long did it take you to make the video?
Superb video in every way!
+Wood Review TV Thanks
Not a typical how-to-make-a-bookshelf video. Creepy at the first 2 secs but hey, I wanna see more already. I like the tools that moves like leech and the sound it makes when it moves. Watched it twice. Just wow
Love these stop motion woodworking videos and as far as I'm concerned, all the other woodworking guys that try stop motion are imitators of your work. I know how much work is involved in these and I appreciate your efforts very much Frank. Great stuff.
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is an excellent choice to read to the kids! Awesome work and video!
I think you anyone will love woodworking after watching your videos. Magnificent work.
Patience and dedication my generation is lacking and envious of. Great video.
Ah, I find myself unable to stop watching. Incredibly neat and entertaining. Huge thumbs up to the creator and to their great patients in filming a video such as this.
After making some stop motion movies back in high school, I have an appreciation for how long that video would have taken to make. Good work on both the video and bookshelves.
Masterpiece, both in design and how you make your videos! Frank, you are a rolemodel for woodworking!
I was watching some of your vidoes with my 2 yr old Noah sat on my lap. This one auto played and Noah LOVED it. He was clapping giggling and laughing out loud. Thank you so much for this.
step 1: Try to comprehend how much work went into making, not just the book shelves, but this video as well.
step 2: Feel grateful that someone took the time and effort to do this.
step 3: Pause video every time it shows books on woodworking.
step 4: bookdepository
:)
Wood work and stop animation are both very time consuming projects, that fact that you do both for a video is amazing
Just saw this video (6 years after it was made). The software and film editing tech available then was much more labor intensive. Still hard by today’s standards. Very well done sir!
My gosh! The SKILL and time and creativity and time and creativity this takes!!!! Congratulations!
Great video. Our grand kids, 3 & 5, just love them. My grand daughter now has all my power tools memorized by heart and can't wait to use them some day.