A new project

Leon · 2015-10-11T17:51:34+00:00

Well I have 4 customers that I am waiting for approval to begin projects for and it looks like that will happen after the first of the year. In the mean time I have decided to try to finish off my home office, something I have been wanting to do for a long time. Our home has 11' tall ceilings and I hate to waste that space. I want to add a wall of combination lateral file cabinets and book cases that will cover most of the wall and go over the double door entry into the office. The unit will be approximately 124" tall and 125" wide when completed. Some of those shelves, well most will be difficult to reach so I will probably add a rolling library ladder if I can talk myself into spending the extra $1,000.00 for the ladder hardware. ;~( Surely I can dream up a less expensive way to accomplish this with out having to spend $1K on the hardware. Anyway here is how the office looks now. I'll be moving the desk counter clockwise to the adjacent wall and eventually the new book cases and desk will face each other. Any Thoughts? Has anyone here build a rolling library ladder like this?

Oct 11, 2015 43 Replies

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OFWW 10 years ago

I found the ladder, It was invented by Thomas Jefferson

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Here it is made a copy by Roy Underhill. It'd be a conversation piece for sure and not eat up much room.

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Electric Comet 10 years ago

nice ladder

wonder if he is related to bilbo and frodo

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Leon 10 years ago

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OFWW 10 years ago

Yeah, that is a lot like it, but the original looks better, when folded.

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