Building the Wood magazine Little Free Library (WOOD
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- This is a Little Free Library I built for a Girl Scout community outreach program. I used the plans available in Wood Magazine Issue 238 from March 2016. The only difference is that I made a type of wooden angle piece to cover the corners to ensure better water resistance to the internal library (see video at approximately 4:15). I did not use the hardware suggested in the magazine but opted for something cheaper I found at my local big box store. Even still, the library came in at around $80, more or less, so the pricing estimate provided in the magazine is pretty accurate.
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This is top notch craftsmanship in my opinion! Beautiful work! I'm running a subcommittee in our 4H group for a little library in one of our local towns. It's a small town of about 800 people, but they were so excited to hear we'd picked them as our project town! Looking forward to implementing this plan, or close to, for ours!
That is an awesome help! For those on a budget, you don't have to do all that trim work on the sides etc. And if you can only cut the insert area for the window, you can also just do that on the table saw. Also, you can use different hinges, so you don't have to cut the indent for the door to fit into the cut-out for the door on the front. A few fewer steps will help those who do not have all the jigs and saws in place...which I hope helps others take this GREAT design and make their own. The one for our nature centre will only be 12" x24" inside so that too will help when buying lumber. It's expensive these days, so the more you can get from a piece of 4x8' sheets the better:) We are also using a wood knob for older fingers to use with magnetic catches on the inside of the door. Because we are wall-mounting our unit, the roof will be a slightly slanted forward flat boxed look, so the back will not be affected by the weather. I am putting some copper on the roof with tar paper under it, so no need for the extra wood on top. The centre gets a wide range of visitors winter and summer. Cheers everyone...hope this helps more to build:) LOVE this video, would have been nice with a few more comments but I think there is one on google search...:) CHEERS!
We're planning to build 20 libraries like that in our sheltered workshop with less jigs and saws, so I'm curious what kind of hinges you're talking about and where to find 'em.
The hardest part would teaching my neighborhood birds to read.
I've been wanting to build one of these for my neighborhood, your video just sent me over the top! I'm building one!
Great build my friend. Love your attention to detail. You can stop an actual craftsman after watching a few mins. Well done!!
Wish I did stuff like this with my dad growing up... So cool good job 👍
Thank you! Wonderfully made video!
A nice looking project, Sir. I have a corner of scraps that may just work, especially given the cost of materials now a days.
WoW! Great job!!
I enjoyed the build but I sure would have liked to hear some talking. You know, like I decided to do this or I need to make it this way or I this kind of wood and this thick. That would have nice. See you on the next video.
God Bless my friend.
Nice work. My panel cutter is getting old and I have decided to build a new one. However, when I saw yours in this video that allows you to cut angles, I decided that's the way to go
since it's not restricted to only 90-degree cuts. Do you have a build video of that? Thanks.
Hi, I’m just finishing up my free library now and really like those rustic hinges. I followed in your footsteps and went ahead and rabbeted out the inside door frame for a snug fit. I’m curious , are those hinges flush mount. Im running into problems with the exterior protruding out 1/4 inch beyond the house. Do you build up your exterior to fit the hinge ?
I agree with the other comment. Some explanation as to why you were doing something one way as opposed to the way it was explained in the article. I really like the way you cut the front out of a solid piece, I did it the way it was described in the article, and like your process a bit more.
Also, do you happen to have instructions on the jig you used to cut the roof line on the front and back pieces? That is a pretty nice idea, and could come in handy for future projects.
Hi - I cannot find the dimensions to the project on Wood Magazine anywhere. Can you at least tell me the dimensions of one of the panels so I have something to go off of? Thank you Trevor
Very nice...am going to build one of these this week...bought their plans. What does the tag above the door say.
thanks for a fine video.
The tag on this one was a name tag from the organization which commissioned me to build this.
Great build.
Can you tell me how much plywood you used. Was it one sheet?
It depends if you use 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch. 5/8 plywood (good one side), good for outside is 106 per sheet (4x8) in Canada. About 80 in the US. But the 3/4 inch is about double that cost. But if you use just rough both sides, it's about 1/3 less the cost.
Hi. Nice build. What type(s) of wood did you use in the project?
It is constructed from outdoor grade sanded fir plywood and douglas fir construction lumber. thanks for the feedback
I was wondering what type of hinge you used with the different thicknesses of the door and siding. Is it an offset hinge?
Can anyone build one or do u need approval from your townshii
Is the blue prints available?
You can get them at wood magazine on line
Great job very tasty.
Beautiful Craftmanship, enjoyed the video, could be improved by explaining instead of music. Not for the average beginner woodworker looking for a father and child project.
I spent this whole damn video wondering why you didn't just cut out the door hole with a jig saw. At first I was like, well maybe he just doesn't have a jig saw, but then I thought it was weird that you would have a table saw and not a jig saw, and then you finish it up with the Jig Saw. WTH
I was wondering about that too. I think it was just a way to get a straight cut instead of wondering off line a bit with the jigsaw
@@rjh7728 Yes, since he also used the back of the board to fit into the hole for the door. you have to keep things just perfect, or it will not fit properly...:) It pays not to fiddle with the jigsaw on such lines:)
Thumbs down for not giving dimensions, how to build one, and or cuts sizes, smh
Agreed