I built a thing!

"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer) 08/01/2016 at 13:29 • Filed to: None

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I just finished building an Ikea Kallax shelf, it only took me like 30 minutes, but 44 pegs and 8 screws later it turned out to be quite nice. Some of the shelves are aligned a bit crookedly, but that is just due to the quality of the pre-drilled holes.

I have put my camera gear on the bottom shelf, and filled the rest with some Diecasts and university books. I think It looks quite nice this way.

Dave the car guy , still here > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 13:36

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There is a clamp on desk section for that which makes a nice addition if in a home office. We had it for many years.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Dave the car guy , still here 08/01/2016 at 13:39

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Yeah they offer a whole load of stuff for them, and also offer it in a lot of configurations. I’m all set on my desk space, though, but thanks for the tip.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 13:43

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I have almost the same shelf in that light wood color, although mine is just two small units stacked up lol. They’re great value

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 14:08

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I’ve got one of those only it’s the 2x2 version. Pretty useful and versatile, I think I want to get the same one you have just for some books and display purposes.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > gin-san - shitpost specialist 08/01/2016 at 14:16

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The versatility is literally endless, my brother, for example, combined two 2x2's side by side as a tv stand, and put a 4x1 next to it for displaying stuff.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/01/2016 at 14:18

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Yeah they’re great. Stacking is also a way to achieve this one, though I don’t think that is the most economic way, haha.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 14:26

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It looks like shit but gets the job done just fine

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/01/2016 at 14:33

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Like the inverse of Kinja: it looks nice, but it works like shit.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 14:42

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Kinja’d

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 15:00

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I made this last week. A side table from my grandpas old (75+ years old) apple crate. The writing on the box in original to it, so I did not want too paint over it.

I bought some legs at home depot, and painted them. I put on a semi-gloss clear coat on old crate to protect it.

I also painted the inside concrete grey to make it look more bright.

The worse part was cutting the holes for the legs, and fitting them. I cut them roughly, then used a file to fine tune the final fit.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 08/01/2016 at 15:02

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That’s a really nice job on keeping a family heirloom useful.

Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 15:03

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“...on the bottom shelve”

er....shelf. English plurals can be odd.

Just out of curiosity, I found Kallax. It’s here .

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin 08/01/2016 at 15:11

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Fixed it, thanks.

I guess Ikea will never run out of names to use, with all those small relatively unknown towns in Sweden.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 15:14

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I tried to keep the history, but I had to do lots of structure work before I even started. It was as lose as an old rusted truck chassis.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 08/01/2016 at 15:17

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Adding the legs and strengthening the structure just improved it, and by that you added your own thing to it, which is always better than stuffing it into the attic or throwing it away.

Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 15:24

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Indeed. They often favour the more exotic ones with an å, an ä or an ö. Or all three if possible.

Like say Fågelsjö, a place I’ve actually passed through. The thought of someone in say Italy asking for one of these would be interesting. Sadly, I don’t think there actually is an Ikea Fågelsjö. But we can hope.

PS: it’s even harder to say than it looks!

MGS315 > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 15:26

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Built a double size version of this the other day funnily enough. That second side panel wasn't fun to get on. Same wonkyness is present.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > MGS315 08/01/2016 at 15:32

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Yeah, the second side panel indeed wasn’t fun, due to all the warping of the shelves.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin 08/01/2016 at 15:40

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I don’t think they have that one yet, the closest I can find is the Fågelbo, which is a sleeper-sofa.

I’m not even going to try saying it, I’ll leave it for if I’m ever going to learn Swedish.

Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 15:49

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That one’s easy:

Foagelboo. You pronounce the a after the o and the g as in the English “get”.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin 08/01/2016 at 15:53

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I was referring to Fågelsjö, but thanks for the lesson in Swedish. I always wondered how they pronounced the å.

Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/01/2016 at 16:09

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Fågelsjö?

Foagel.....the “sj” is a bit like “wh” in English, the “ö” is much as in German.

Å followed by more than one consonant is pronounced like the “o” in the English “not”. So “åtta” (eight) is “otta”.