rkopman

Dare I be negative? Yes, this is a worthwhile video, but he did NOT BUILD this table in 60 seconds. Not even close. "A 60 second video on building a table" would be more accurate.

Someone asked about converting their battery powered drill into a corded version. I've never done it, but I can't see any reason why you couldn't hook up a 12 volt power supply to the drill. You could probably find one that fits inside the battery pack case, drill a hole for the cord and you'd have an electric drill. That said, it might be easier and cheaper to go buy an electric drill and be done with it. Then again, you won't get the satisfaction of knowing you "created" an electric drill from garbage if you buy a new drill.

Personally, I got tired of replacing my crappy Ryobi battery powered drills every 18 months and just bought me a shiny new Festool drill. And I'm taking it with me when I die!

Revision of my earlier comment:

I used the term " a bit better craftsmanship". What I should have said is "a bit more complicated craftsmanship".

Some tough competition here! The contest is labeled Creative Bookcases, so creativity is what I used for criteria. While there is a bit better craftsmanship in some to the other entries, End of an Era is definitely the most creative in my estimation. You have my vote.

By the way, I also agree with the "statement" your case is making. Consider all these young kids carrying around 30 pounds of books to school each day. That will all be replaced with a Kindle or similar book-reader in the next 10 years.

Learn new woodworking techniques? Sure. Count me in!

What's the fuss? Blum has had these for over a year.