Posted on Reddit in r/woodworking: I finally finished the shelfwheel after about a year of intermittent work. It started when I realized that my son could not reach the top shelf in his room without a stool, so I figured there should be a way to make it spin with gears. After some research I found a 16th century bookwheel design that could be adapted to a wall shelf.+

I finally finished the shelfwheel after about a year of intermittent work. It started when I realized that my son could not reach the top shelf in his room without a stool, so I figured there should be a way to make it spin with gears. After some research I found a 16th century bookwheel design that could be adapted to a wall shelf.+

Shelfwheel as a book shelf. Designed to make it easier to reach the top shelf, but also because I thought it would be fun. from woodworking

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