Book Accessories & Home Libraries

Initially I was hoping to find a set of Wedgwood bookends. So far, the best I could do is two excellent sets of Waterford bookends – Waterford, of course, is (since not too long ago) the parent company of Wedgwood, if you did not know.

Popular Mechanics through the years has published many articles on crafting bookshelves and other book related items. Some of those issues can be accessed on Google Books for free, in their entirety. This particular article demonstrates how you can make bookends out of scrap wood. The idea can be easily expanded, because large pieces of just about any solid material can be fashioned into bookends.
Make your own bookend from scraps