Repairing a L shape bookshelf

[HawkEye244]

Got one, so how do I get the angles?

 

[Doggit]

The angles should just be 45degrees. Practice with a few offcuts if the angle on the shelves is greater or lesser.

 

[HawkEye244]

Doggs doesn't that 'assume' the angle is a perfect 90? Which it won't be as I made it.

 

[Doggit]

Exactly, which is why you practice on a few offcuts. If you've got a kids compass, then you could measure the angle and half it, and there are gadgets that do it for out, but sometimes, a few test custs are the quickest way. You can use any old piece of wood, rather than waste the mouldings.

 

[HawkEye244]

Fair enough Diggs, will get on it and post up when done.

p.s. is the gadget you mentioned sold in toolstation etc? I'd have a look.

 

[Doggit]

I've got one of these, but screwfix do a cheaper version that could be better.

 

[matz]

get it fixed together so its stable and aligned, slap some 2 pack woodfiller in the gappy bits, sand flat and paint. The only thing that will possibly go wrong after that is you will get a hairline crack along the joint.

 

[HawkEye244]

Had a go fitting the trim and it turned out alright. Both lengths were bowing:

Got the corner joints in:

Panel pinned them in. Then worked at the 2 external corners. I tried to sort the bow by pulling it in with g clamps and adding a mending plate and then sliding the moulding in and panel pinning it down. Of course the bow wasn't sorted and so I had to take off the longer lengths and re-attach to get them flush.

Turned out alright I suppose :

 

[Doggit]

Sorry Hawkeye, but once it's bowed, all you can do is run it though a planer, but well done on a nice job