1 00:00:00,350 --> 00:00:06,110 In the next few minutes, you'll see how to assemble the Larkspur three-shelf bookcase from Northfield Home. 2 00:00:06,110 --> 00:00:12,179 You'll learn what to prepare, how the cam locks hold it together, and how to make it safe once it's standing. 3 00:00:12,529 --> 00:00:14,139 Plan for about forty minutes. 4 00:00:14,139 --> 00:00:19,209 You can do most of it alone, but get a second person to help stand it up in step seven. 5 00:00:19,209 --> 00:00:25,746 You only need a Phillips, or cross-head, screwdriver, and skip the power drill, because it can strip the cam locks. 6 00:00:25,746 --> 00:00:28,075 Work on a rug or the flattened box. 7 00:00:28,425 --> 00:00:30,116 Next, count every part. 8 00:00:30,116 --> 00:00:34,683 There are twelve dowels, twelve cam bolts and twelve cam locks, 9 00:00:34,683 --> 00:00:40,453 plus four shelf pins and twenty small nails, alongside six panels lettered A to F. 10 00:00:40,453 --> 00:00:44,464 If anything is missing, stop and contact Northfield Home. 11 00:00:44,464 --> 00:00:46,775 Don't substitute other screws. 12 00:00:47,125 --> 00:00:49,527 The frame is held together by cam fittings. 13 00:00:49,527 --> 00:00:54,238 A cam bolt screws into the side panel and stands about one centimeter out. 14 00:00:54,238 --> 00:01:00,657 A cam lock, the round metal disc, sits in the matching panel with its open side facing the edge. 15 00:01:00,657 --> 00:01:05,584 The bolt slides in, and about half a turn clockwise pulls the joint tight. 16 00:01:05,934 --> 00:01:07,885 Steps one to four build the frame. 17 00:01:07,885 --> 00:01:13,196 First, fit six dowels and six cam bolts into each side panel, by hand. 18 00:01:13,196 --> 00:01:18,033 Second, drop cam locks into the top, bottom and fixed shelf. 19 00:01:18,033 --> 00:01:21,494 Third, attach those three panels to the left side. 20 00:01:21,494 --> 00:01:26,551 Fourth, add the right side and tighten its locks, without overtightening. 21 00:01:26,901 --> 00:01:29,818 Step five is easy to skip, but it matters. 22 00:01:29,818 --> 00:01:33,567 Measure both diagonals of the frame, corner to corner. 23 00:01:33,567 --> 00:01:37,001 If they match, the frame is square and you can carry on. 24 00:01:37,001 --> 00:01:44,019 If not, push gently on the longer diagonal until they match, because the back panel holds the bookcase square. 25 00:01:44,369 --> 00:01:50,370 With the frame face down, nail on the back panel, finished side in, about every twenty centimeters. 26 00:01:50,370 --> 00:01:55,639 Then, with your helper, lift it upright against the wall where it will stay and fix it there. 27 00:01:55,639 --> 00:02:01,860 Finally, push four shelf pins in at the same level on both sides and rest the adjustable shelf on them. 28 00:02:02,210 --> 00:02:06,155 It's tempting to think a bookcase on a flat floor is stable enough. 29 00:02:06,155 --> 00:02:06,739 It isn't: 30 00:02:06,739 --> 00:02:12,186 it can tip if a child climbs it or the top shelves carry more weight than the bottom. 31 00:02:12,186 --> 00:02:15,948 Screw the anti-tip strap to the top panel and to the wall. 32 00:02:15,948 --> 00:02:21,596 Wall screws aren't included, so ask a hardware store for fixings that suit your wall. 33 00:02:21,946 --> 00:02:29,074 Each shelf holds up to fifteen kilograms, spread evenly, and the heaviest items belong on the bottom shelf. 34 00:02:29,074 --> 00:02:34,453 After a few weeks, check the cam locks and tighten them if the frame feels loose. 35 00:02:34,453 --> 00:02:38,621 Clean it with a dry or slightly damp cloth, never solvents. 36 00:02:38,971 --> 00:02:44,505 If the frame wobbles, tighten the cam locks and check it's square before nailing the back panel. 37 00:02:44,505 --> 00:02:52,505 If a cam lock won't tighten, the bolt probably isn't in far enough, so loosen the lock, turn the bolt in, and try again. 38 00:02:52,505 --> 00:02:57,102 If the shelf rocks, make sure all four pins sit at the same height. 39 00:02:57,452 --> 00:02:58,051 To recap: 40 00:02:58,051 --> 00:03:01,775 count the parts and use a hand screwdriver, not a drill. 41 00:03:01,775 --> 00:03:06,841 Build the frame with cam locks and check it's square before nailing the back. 42 00:03:06,841 --> 00:03:11,740 Always strap the bookcase to the wall, and keep the heaviest things on the bottom shelf.