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Book shelf made out of solid walnut with zebra wood back accent panels. Shelves have sapwood toward the front edges and the middle shelf still has a "live edge" on it. Zebra wood back panels are book matched. Finished with hand rubbed Tried and True oil finish, a thin layer of seal coat shellac, then General Finishes High Performance satin polycrylic, and a final rub of briwax.

Dimensions are:
62" Height
40.25" Width
10.25" Depth

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That is really beautiful, great job.
Thank you for sharing.

Bob.
 

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I think this is a stunning (and not obvious to me) combination of woods. Stellar design and very inspiring. In fact I am going to the shop now.
 

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Thank you for the kind words, it is always nice to hear positive comments after I have put so much time into a project!
 

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Beautiful shelf, walnut looks great on every project.
 

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Very nicely done.Do you find the double rebates on the top joint are strong enough when glued being end grain? Or did you reinforce them somehow?
 

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I did the double rabbet joint at the very top and bottom, I wasn't sure how strong they would be so I reinforced both with some small strips I glued in the corners
 

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I see them now that you mention it.Thanks for the reply
 

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That's real nice … I think I need to make one for myself as well :)

Any reason for the dados on the bottom of the live edge shelf? Or was that an oopsie?
 
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