Cherry Bookcase Finished Finally

very nice…i love the final color…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

Very nice. You’re right about the color. It looks fantastic. Can you talk a little about the construction? How is the top made? Are the side panels solid wood or ply? Thanks!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I agree totally about leaving the wood to darken naturally. looks great!!!

-- doug, texas, dlbrewer2@excite.com

Did you design this yourself?

-- John

Fantastic piece! You were right not to mess with the color.. perfect as is.

I think the wheels are a bit clunky, though. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great job on the book case. I like the color the way it is.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Wow…this is gorgeous. Beautiful piece.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Another vote for “let the wood and finish do the work!” Your case is very nice.

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

I like to leave Cherry alone. It’s easy to mess up the colors, let nature take its course.

Great piece. Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Doctor, this is a lovely piece. I really like the mitered top border and the way the top. Nice work.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Thanks everyone for your considerate comments. I really appreciate the support.

Mot, the top is cherry veneered plywood wrapped with solid cherry with a shadow line in between to disguise the joint. The plan came from Woodsmith issue 155. The case and sides are plywood with a cherry face frame and molding. The biggest lesson I learned from this project was to make sure the edges and corners are perfectly straight and square. It really takes the frustration out of the assembly.

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

Very nice, you are very talented. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

I really like the look you acccomplised on the sides and the wood grain and mitered top fits like a glove.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Nice finished product. I see your sons have been letting you help out in “your shop”

-- DocK, WV

I love this piece!, Great work!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Very nice.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Nice piece of furniture. In particular, I like the way you did the side and top.

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA