Project by anneofalltrades | posted 03-24-2015 04:04 PM | 2238 views | 1 time favorited | 9 comments | ![]() |
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Black Limba, walnut and T&G maple backed dovetailed bookshelf I made for my mom last year. I have since learned how to do stopped dadoes and someday I’ll get around to making some kind of creative plug for the visible dado on the top.
-- Anne, Seattle
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pintodeluxe
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#1 posted 03-24-2015 04:07 PM
Excellent joinery! Are the dovetails hand cut as the scribe line would indicate, or do you prefer a router?
Great looking bookcase all around.
-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush
anneofalltrades
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#2 posted 03-24-2015 04:19 PM
Hey Willie, thank you! Yes the dovetails are hand cut. I am mainly a handtool user.
-- Anne, Seattle
Tim Royal
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#3 posted 03-24-2015 04:22 PM
Beautiful work!
-- -Tim Royal -"Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real." -Thomas Merton
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#4 posted 03-24-2015 06:43 PM
Very nice bookcase.
And welcome from another younger woodworker in the Seattle area. Congratulations on being featured in Furniture & Cabinetmaking.
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#5 posted 03-24-2015 07:38 PM
Hi Anne, welcome to LJ’s. Good to see another woman posting (we aren’t rare, but not many of us) . Black limba is one of my favorites. I’m sure your mom adored it. Hope you share more down the road.
BerBer5985
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#6 posted 03-24-2015 11:17 PM
This is beautiful! That wood is gorgeous! Do you have any construction pics from that build or were those the ones you sent me already when I was asking you how you attached the back to it?
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#7 posted 03-25-2015 02:01 PM
It’s all but ususal bookshelf. Beautiful wood, colour is great.
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#8 posted 03-25-2015 02:06 PM
Nice clean work, love the wood.
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#9 posted 03-25-2015 04:42 PM
That looks great and the hand cut dovetails and awesome. Very impressive. Welcome to LJs
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