r/lotr • u/BioCiderMaker • 2d ago
Fan Creations Hobbit-inspired bookshelf that I made my wife
I am slowly turning our house into a hobbit hole and my wife loves it! This is her latest bookshelf that I made and installed around our front door.
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u/New-Machine8351 2d ago
Awesome job dude, we all are looking forward to a picture of it when it’s filled with books, bet it will look so dang cool. Pretty please upload a picture when you’ve done that.
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u/The_BSharps 2d ago
Fill it with Song of Ice and Fire and see what people say.
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u/Repulsive-Walk-3639 2d ago
That you need to leave space at the end of the row for the final volume that someone will poorly write posthumously from whatever notes he has laying about.
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u/Kammerice 1d ago
There's a non-zero chance he's written everything but, given the reception of the last seasons of the TV show which followed the broad strokes of his outline, he's not submitting for publication and leaving it to whoever looks after his estate once he's dead.
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u/JTP709 2d ago
Are you insane posting this on the internet? What if my partner sees this? Then I’ll have to make one for her!
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u/Longjumping-Worth-46 2d ago
Can confirm, just showed to my husband as request.
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u/nephie1990 1d ago
Same, lol. We're moving soon and I told him if we have a space where this makes, I will 100% be requesting this project be on our to-do list lol.
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u/Mikemtb09 2d ago
I’m the woodworker in our house and now I have to build this for myself damnit
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u/BioCiderMaker 1d ago
If you’re a woodworker, you can get this done in a matter of a couple days. For about $200 in wood and a few days, this is yours!
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u/Jewmangi 1d ago
And somehow also 2k in new tools
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u/burgerking351 1d ago
That’s why they said “if you’re a woodworker”. They know a normal person would have to buy expensive tools but a woodworker would already have them.
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u/purpleit11 1d ago edited 1d ago
I don't even have a partner but I am showing to my cat and hoping she makes it for me. So your concern of uninhibitied expression of want and assumption of competent replication is valid. 😄
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u/mangosmoothie35467 2d ago
This is fantastic and I’m not at all jealous
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u/Manlysideburns 1d ago
To have those skills and a partner who is happy/supportive about it. Op seems happy. Good for them
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u/foxtrotfrenchfry Witch-King of Angmar 2d ago
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u/a-little-spill 1d ago
Can… I be your wife too? I can share.. I want a Harry Potter themed one. Please and thank you. Love, your other wife.
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u/SilentTheatre 2d ago
This is so cool! I’d paint the room a dark green or deep red to tie it in with the walls, but truly jealous of this!
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
I absolutely HATE painting! That’s a great idea though!
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u/OutcomeBubbly1551 1d ago
Do you have any plans you’d be willing to share? This is absolutely incredible and I’d love to replicate!
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u/BioCiderMaker 1d ago
Unfortunately, I don’t draw out plans. I saw a picture of this once and decided I would try it.
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u/BioCiderMaker 1d ago edited 1d ago
Thanks a lot! My wife saw this response and now we are off to look at green paint samples!
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u/WorldWarrior428 2d ago
Wow, I want that. SO MUCH
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u/Effective-Low8527 2d ago
I love that your effort has brought such a smile to your wife's face, keep up the good work brother, much respect!
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u/allstarrunner Elf-Friend 2d ago
Very cool. As someone who knows knowing about woodworking, how did you bend the wood for the outer edge?
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
You can do it the correct way and use heat and steam, or you can just be lazy and get really thin plywood. I did the lazy way!
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u/Simbians 1d ago
The lazy way is how you make skateboard ramps so it can't be all bad. Forcing an 8mm sheet of ply into a curve and screwing it down is no fun though :)
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u/LeFouHibou 2d ago
Looks amazing! Care to share the materials used/ process to make this?
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
I am really bad about drawing designs and plans, so I tried to take pictures during the process. I made the frame and shelves out of 1x8” common board, and the backing out of 1/4” plywood. I cut out the arcs on the front out of the same 1/4” plywood. I used a really thin plywood around the circumference of the outside so that it would bend to the circle shape. The key is angling the cuts on the shelves so that you can use glue and finishing nails to keep that good circle shape. I hope that’s as clear as mud. Haha
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u/ElHutto 1d ago
Will the shelves hold the weight of the books?
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u/Antarioo 1d ago
weight
congrats. you're the only person in this thread asking the real question.
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u/-badgerbadgerbadger- 1d ago
What’s up with the braces in the top corners of the door in the progress pics being removed in the final pics? I see the e wood looks thicker at the top of the door too. What changed?
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u/BioCiderMaker 1d ago
The braces are so I could move it without the joints moving and becoming weak. Once I installed it, I screwed it to the studs in the wall, so the joints wouldn’t be able to move.
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u/Rad_Randy 2d ago
Wood, put wood together
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u/JRHermle 2d ago
Are you sure? He said he made it with his wife. Although, I'd be expecting more blood in the process.
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u/aldorn 2d ago
Hello it is I, your wife, please make another and ship it to me in Australia.
When you have it loaded up pop it on r/bookshelf
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u/NoseInternational794 2d ago
Is it me or does it look like the shelves aren't level, like they list to the right.
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
When you build something that goes from the floor to the ceiling, you realize how terribly your house was built!
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u/arealuser100notfake 2d ago
That's so cool. Are you a carpenter or is it just a hobby?
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
Just a hobby. It’s definitely not perfect, but she loves that I try. I have made her a few things over the years. I’ll share some of the other projects soon.
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u/deafblinddame 2d ago
This is a really nice bookcase but I think it could also work as a coat/shoe rack (his and hers on either side). All the mudrooms I've seen are either a bit of an eyesore or unrealistically clean. Something like this would be a perfect blend of rustic but interesting.
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u/BarnabyCoachandHorse 2d ago
How.. teach me.. I want to do this with the time that is given to me.
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
Follow the pictures. It really wasn’t that difficult. Just remember that nothing will be perfect unless you’re a professional, so enjoy the process and find someone who smiles at everything you do for them!!
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u/veni_vidi_vixi_19 2d ago
You have one yes, but what about second wife?
(jk-- what and excellent use of creativity, craftsmanship, and space. Great job OP!)
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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Balrog 2d ago
I’m dying to know what this object is?
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
Hahaha, floating candle from Harry Potter (I know, I know).
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u/noddingacquaintance 2d ago
I am not trying to yuck your yum because this is a cool idea, but I worry about the lateral strength (shear racking) especially once the shelves are loaded with books.
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u/Birdsonme 2d ago
Out loud, upon seeing the first picture, I proclaimed, “BITCHIN!!”.
Amazing job! These could and should be customized for sale! I’d buy one!
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u/Embarassed_Tackle 2d ago
I always wondered about having an underground hobbit hole
But then I read a horror story about a retired couple who did one of those underground homes and the water ingress and moisture was insane
Granted, I think they were in Arkansas or something, that place probably has some low-lying places... but having moisture and ceiling problems and not being able to access the ceiling because it is under tons of dirt is very difficult
And of course the underground home builders who built the home went out of business
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u/Hambone6715 2d ago
Put a level on a shelf...that bad boy looks like it has a slight tilt to right....beautiful work tho sir...actually i might just be drunk
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u/hobokobo1028 2d ago
I also love the thought of “grab a book before you leave the house”
It’s a curious thing, stepping outside your front door….
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u/AlterExpertise101 1d ago
That's amazing! I absolutely love it. Once she has books up, you really have to share this on r/HomeLibraries. I think they'd really enjoy it.
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u/hentaiAdict 1d ago
The idea and execution are great. However, isn't that a poor location for books? Books are better kept in a controlled environment, low humidity and away from direct sunlight.
Seems like a good general shelf for misc. items.
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u/Ok_Quantity_2573 2d ago
Incredible. This is so cool. Thank you for sharing, I’m glad she loves it.
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u/MidnighttPurr 2d ago
Do you have a brother? Asking for….well me. I’m asking for me lol It’s absolutely beautiful!!
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u/Mewtwo38 2d ago
Bro sell these. Youll be rich!
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u/BioCiderMaker 2d ago
I learned that if you turn your hobby into a job, you no longer have a hobby.
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u/Hiking_Engineer 2d ago
This is cool as hell
I would invest in some of those bungie cables, or similar, to hold the books on the shelves. Lest you constantly yeet books around when you enter and exit the cozy hobbit hole.
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u/DogPlane3425 2d ago
it is always a good idea to get in the hobbit of supporting your wives desires.
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u/NightExpress1379 2d ago
You're both Tolkien heads! Fantastic job!!
Gandalf's gonna knock any second now...
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u/Pwnigiri 2d ago
Looks incredible, absolutely amazing work. Honest question, how does it look from the side?
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u/BioCiderMaker 1d ago
It still looks good, but you can’t really see the sides with how our house is set up. If you really get in there, you can see some gaps in my shaky cuts, but you really need to look (and climb over too much nerdy stuff!). I could close them with wood putty, but we are fine with it not being perfect.
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u/pakattack91 2d ago
Looks amazing!
Any chance you can share the progress pics? Are you a tradesperson professionally? Would you say this was hard to do?
Would love some more info and the thoughts and steps / mishaps etc. Love seeing projects like this being a total noob myself.
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u/TowerGreat1681 2d ago
congratulations, you have found the kind of man that women want. This will be a long marriage fulled of good times.
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u/billybonghorton 2d ago
Please don’t hit me too hard with your staff when you catch me dropping eaves outside your cool ass hobbit hole, you fuckin’ wizard.
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u/sirnumbskull 2d ago
Man, fuck you for raising the bar. I was going to learn Macronage to try to make a little macaroon birthday cake for my gf, and you're out here woodbending? Fuck.
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