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This is a little somthing I built as a christmas present for my wife. It’s constructed of Oak and stands about 60” high and 36” wide. The shelves are just plywood banded with solid materail and are adjustable. For the most part it was built from scraps i had in the shop with the exception of the back which I had to purchase. All in all I have $50 and a weekend invested:)
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18 comments so far
PurpLev
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posted 309 days ago
nice!
are the sides plywood ? or frame-and-panel construction?
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RJones
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posted 309 days ago
Thanks,
With the exception of the crown molding, face frame and feet it’s all plywood. Kinda made it fast that way:)
RJ
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Dusty56
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posted 309 days ago
Awesome job…very nice sharp details and the feet are great as well …..what do you plan on finishing it with ?
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woodworm
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posted 309 days ago
Very nice. I like ogee foot.
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RJones
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posted 309 days ago
In order to actually deliver a chirstmas present on chirstmas and not a year later, (LOL) I had to keep it all simple so I just shot on 3-4 coats of a semi gloss pre-cat lacquer.
RJ
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kolwdwrkr
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posted 309 days ago
Very nice book case. Thanks for sharing.
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Jason34
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posted 309 days ago
Excellent detail with the feet. Well done!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 309 days ago
Excellent job! It just goes to show what a skilled craftsman can do with relatively inexpesive materials.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 309 days ago
Hi Ron;
This is a good looking piece.
Are you trying to earn “brownie points or something. Why all the work for the Mrs?
You’re making the rest of us look bad! LOL
Lee
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RJones
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posted 309 days ago
Thank you all for the kind words:)
Now that’s just dang phunny right there Lee! I guess it’s time to cut her off then huh? Oh right after the kitchen… Yeah after the kitchen she’s done!!! I hope, probably not but it sounds good. Speaking of making one look bad I seem to re-call one jaw dropping entertainment center being built?
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ND2ELK
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posted 309 days ago
Great looking bookcase. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting
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lightweightladyleftie
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posted 309 days ago
RJ,
That’s really outstanding!
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Chris Davis
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posted 308 days ago
Great Job! Did you hand cut the base or is it an off-the-shelf style molding?
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RJones
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posted 308 days ago
Thanks again:)
Chris the base was hand cut with a table saw, router, scraper and bandsaw. Oddly enough this was the quickest part of the project. Probably only a couple hours involved at the most. If at some point I can find the time I would love to do a tutorial on the process. It’s not half as complex as it would seem.
RJ
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woody57
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posted 308 days ago
Great looking bookcase.
aussiechippie
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posted 61 days ago
Great bookcase. Any chance you could give us a brief description of your process for making the feet?
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 61 days ago
Great looking bookcase.
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RJones
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posted 59 days ago
Thanks guys! In a nutshell the process for making the feet is pretty straight forward.
1. I created the profile using the tablesaw and router. Essentailly a 3’ piece of stock with a large cove and radii on one edge
2. I cut scroll work. don’t disgard the waste as you may need a portion of this in order to cut the miters.
3. I cut the miters and assembled
There are many ways to make them, this is just what works for me.
RJ
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