Things You'll Need:
- 6 - 2-foot long, half-inch thick dowel rods
- 5 - 4-foot by 4-foot cardboard slip sheet (can substitute with boxes)
- Box cutter
- Metal straight-edge
- Cutting board
- Hot glue gun
- Hot glue sticks
- Electric screwdriver
- Half-inch drill
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Step 1
Cut four of the 4-foot by 4-foot cardboard slip sheets into eight pieces of 2 feet by 4 feet. Local warehouses or grocery stores may give these slip sheets away for free.
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Step 2
Cut the other slip sheet into twelve pieces of 8 inches by 12 inches.
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Step 3
Layer three of the 8-inch by 12-inch pieces of cardboard on top of each other and secure them together with hot glue. Repeat this until you have four chunks of layered cardboard. These are the supports.
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Step 4
Drill three holes, evenly spaced, across the shorter end of each 8-inch by 12-inch chunk of layered cardboard, about 2 inches down from the edge. Make sure the holes are measured precisely for each piece.
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Step 5
Layer four of the 2-foot by 4-foot pieces of cardboard on top of each other and secure them together with hot glue. Repeat this with the four remaining 2-foot by 4-foot pieces.
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Step 6
Measure the thickness of the 8-inch by 12-inch chunks of layered cardboard supports.
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Step 7
Use the measurements to cut four rectangular holes, evenly spaced, on both of the 2-foot by 4-foot chunks of layered cardboard. The holes should be as wide as the thickness of the supports and 1-foot long, with 3-inch margins.
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Step 1
Push three of the dowel rods through the drilled holes in two of the supports. Repeat this with the other three dowel rods and two supports.
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Step 2
Push the bottoms of the supports into the pre-cut rectangular holes in one of the 2-foot by 4-foot pieces.
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Step 3
Place the other 2-foot by 4-foot piece on top of the supports, pushing the tops of the supports through the rectangular holes until the top shelf is resting against the dowel rod supports.
