I saw an advert on social media for something called a Book Nook or a Nook Tale. It was advertised as a type of book end and came in various types. Made up of laser cut wooden pieces, printed paper and LED light kits, the subjects available included a wand shop, a coffee house, a book shop, a home library and various other kits all made up in the same way.
I'll admit it, I was fascinated. A friend of mine likes her art and crafts and with Christmas coming I thought what a lovely gift. I did my research, watched some build videos and checked if I needed anything else such as tools or glue. The consensus seemed to be wood glue, a miniature hammer and batteries for the lights. Nothing worse than receiving a gift you cant work on because you need to buy stuff for it. I went for something with a bit of a fantasy element and settled on a miniature wand shop for my friend. I sallied forth on Amazon to buy it and the extra bits and bobs.
It arrived in a beautifully sealed box and it looks like a lovely gift. The problem was I couldn't check the quality without opening it while at the same time I was really beginning to think I fancied making one myself. After about a week I finally pulled the pin and bought one, not the same one but something similar.
It arrived yesterday morning and I started it yesterday afternoon. Questions to be answered were, is it as advertised? Is the quality there? Are the instructions sensible? The great news is, its all good and over the course of about 4 hours yesterday and had an absolute ball.
Off we go.
The box isnt anywhere near as nice as the wand shop but hey, it was intact and that's what matters.
The lighting kit is on top then you can see the pack of laser cut wooden boards
Sticky paper for the book covers and pages for the open books.
The light comes with a motion sensor, how cool is that?
Then it was time to get started, first up was a grandfather clock! Bit different to an aircraft cockpit or the running gear on a tank
Positioned on the floor of the shop.
I am seriously impressed with the quality. The instructions are intuitive and the pieces fit together really nicely, no glue needed, just a really nice fit.
Books and book case
Tiny little blocks are provided for the books. These books dont go on the book stand, there are pre-painted blocks for that.
Glued the books on the stand then located the stand in the relevant floor connectors. The print quality is superb.
Shelves for the stand alone unit on the right side wall
Wall dressing
Left rear corner. All the shelf detail is preformed, all that is required is to glue the panel inserts to the back of the frame and the shelves are fully stocked, genius
Front panel including shop door attached
Walls added - the warp is the camera! They are flat in real life
That's as far as I got yesterday. Still got some greeblies for the walls to do, the whole shop front and roof, and the light.
Great fun but not sure it belongs on here
