[Woodcarver] How do you weight bookends?

[Bob Lewandowski]

Denny
I suppose you could glue the book end to the books? Just kidding. I did a set a while back and added a piece of sheet steel mortisied into the base of the bookend and extended it about 4"-5" under the books. This way (as in the old steel bookends we saw in grade school) the books will help hold it in place.

Bob Lewandowski

 

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 From: "denny at cedarstump.us" <denny at cedarstump.us>
To: [Woodcarver] <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com> 
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 6:49 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] How do you weight bookends?
  
I have carved several busts of different ducks, male/female sets, to be used as bookends.  Although the base is usually rather large, the darn things sliiiiiiiiiide across the shelf when the books are but between them.  I have tried weighing them down with lumps of lead, but that didn't work.  I have tried putting "non-skid" rubber under them, but that didn't work.

I have looked at the ones in bookstores and cannot see what magic they use to make them work, but nothing made the light go on in my head.  ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Denny
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