An Experiment with Warped Wood

Initially, when I built my Ikea Lack lookalike, I intended to build 2. The problem was that the wood that was set aside for the second shelf warped. And not just a little bit that could be sanded straight, I mean it really curved up.

Some parts were more curved than others, but all of it had some sort of bend in it.

I sanded the boards down pretty smooth, but I couldn’t get any of them straight. I still wanted to use them though. So, since I needed more shelving near my desk, I decided to do what I could with them.

But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the boards to line up straight. It looks so bad, but instead of scrapping it and calling it a fail, I’m planning to add some scrap 1x2 pieces on to the top, and attach some trim; slap some leftover OSB on the back, cut some plywood, buy some hinges and a couple of knobs, then give this thing a couple of doors. That way it still gives me a place to store stuff which is what I need it to do, but with the doors, all of that ugliness can be concealed inside.

We shall see how this turns out. Talk to you in the next one!