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Design was copied from a David Marks episode on TV. He used cherry for the top but when I went down my lumber store (Southern Lumber in San Jose CA) I decided I did not want to afford it in my first comlicated project. I no longer shop there; too expensive. I cannot remember what wood I ended up using but it came out much better than I expected; it kind of shimmers. The shelves have a purpleheart strip on the front and back.
Base is ebonized maple.
Finish is a wipe on oil/varnish mix.
I used my Festool domino jointer and the Festool dominos to hang the sheves on; it worked quite well and avoided having metal shelf hangers.
-- Northern California http://www.lloydus.com
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HokieMojo
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posted 200 days ago
Looks like Birch. A very under appreciated wood in my opinion. I pay almost as much for birch as cherry near me, but it seems easier to get the cool figure like you have and I don’t pay extra for it. I’m looking forward to making some shelves myself. How many hrs did you have in this?
Dusty56
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posted 200 days ago
Yes , it is Birch . We call it Flame Birch around here and it is roughly the same price as Cherry . It is so beautiful to say the least ! Is that Purpleheart edge banding ? That’s what it looks like on my monitor. Great shelving unit , but I wonder how much weight the dominoes would support if it was actually used as a book shelf.
This is one of my projects using the Flame Birch. http://lumberjocks.com/projects/7732
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a1Jim
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posted 200 days ago
Nice book shelf, beautiful figure ,well done.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Lloyd Davies
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posted 200 days ago
Thank you for your kind coments. To answer your questions:
- Yes it is purpleheart banding; that was not in the original design but I thought it added a nice touch
- I don’t know how long it took me but it was a long time. Probably 80% or more of the time was spent on the base. The shelving unit was relatively quick as it is really just a box and I did the dovetails with a jig (still managed to mess it up a few times so it’s shorter than planned).
- The dominoes will carry a lot of weight; at least 3/4 times the weight of any books I could put on a shelf. I did a hall bench which I have not posted as a project here yet and used dominoes in the same fashion to support the seat. It’s very hard to apply enough pressure to break a very short piece of pretty hard wood which is all a domino is.
-- Northern California http://www.lloydus.com
Dusty56
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posted 200 days ago
Thank you for the feedback on the dominoes and the PurpleHeart : )
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
newTim
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posted 200 days ago
Beautiful. That is a classic design. I used the same legs for my jewelry armoire.
-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com
blackcherry
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posted 199 days ago
Nice piece of furniture , the wood speaks volume on it own and the design and craftsmanship is first rate…thanks for sharing Blkcherry