DIY C-Clamp and Cement Book Holder

Unique Modern Clamp and Concrete Book Holder

8/22/2017

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A few weeks ago I was watching a TV show on Netflix and in the background of a scene I saw a neat book holder made out of a c-clamp and live edge wood. I couldn't get a good picture of it, because it was just in the background, but hat cool design stuck with me. I told mom my idea and that I wanted to make one! The only problem was, how would we cut an opening for the clamp in a piece of wood? I thought up some ideas, but I realized an even easier way would be to cast the clamp in concrete! Seemed like a very easy DIY version so I went to making. (I did try a tiny wood version, you can find that here).

Learn how to use a new or vintage clamp to make a rustic industrial concrete book holder. This book stand would also be great in a workshop to hold tool instructions.

You can find all sizes of c-clamps at The Home Depot

Materials and Tools:

Rapid Set Cement (Home Depot)
C-Clamp (Home Depot)
Melamine (Home Depot)
Glue Gun (Home Depot)
Milwaukee Saw (Home Depot)

Decide the size you want your concrete base. Measure the height for the sides to the clamp.

Use a saw to cut the melamine to size.

Hot glue the sides to the base.

For extra protection from concrete leakage, you can seal the inside edges with silicone.

Mix the concrete or cement according to the package. We used Rapid Set cement that sets in 1 hour.

Put the c-clamp in pace and pour in the cement.

I let it set for one hour...

...then pulled the sides off easily.

Finish with some light sanding to the edges.

This project was as easy as I imagined and it turned out just as I thought! I like that this idea can be adapted to different size clamps, new or vintage, and you can make the concrete/ cement different sizes and even different colors. I like the smaller concrete base, as it almost looks like the books are floating with just the clamp on top.

This would look great inside with your favorite book or even in a workshop for tool manuals. Would you make this project? What books would you display? Let us know in the comments below!

Please note: We are not sponsored by any of the companies/products that we used. These products were picked and bought by us.

FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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