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The bottom’s finished with 2-3 coats of oil varnish, the upper’s not finished yet, but will look the same…I got picky with the plywood, selecting the darkest birch ply I could find to look “cherryish” (cherry ply would have done the trick too, but I was trying to save!).
I actually purchased some beautiful 8/4 cherry, over 9” wide that I was going to resaw for these cases (there are actually four all together – matching set on the other side of a closet in the “office”), but I just wanted this project to be completed so took an easier way out. Solid birch edgings and base. Very very simple – we just needed the utility of these cases so badly! The big open case (“base case”) on the bottom was built deep for computer and file bags (work gear), the upper, simply a book case.
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
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Bob Babcock
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posted 877 days ago
Even your “simple” projects are beautiful Dorje. I would have thought it was cherry if you hadn’t said anything.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
WayneC
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posted 877 days ago
They look great and very functional. Please post a photo of the top when you finish it.
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woodspar
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posted 877 days ago
Nice work Dorje. That birch ply comes in handy doesn’t it?
-- John
Jeff
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posted 877 days ago
Looks good. Reminds me of a closet project I just finished and have to post. I used birch plywood for that as well with a Cherry facing.
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
mot
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posted 877 days ago
Functional use of the available space. I really like. Simply stated and functional. We can all learn from the KISS principle of woodworking.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
oscorner
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posted 877 days ago
Very nice. I’m surprised you didn’t go for a corner book case for that location. It would have filled the whole area and maybe offered a little more space.
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David
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posted 876 days ago
Dorje -
My favorite wood! I like the clean crisp lines. Excellent work!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 876 days ago
simple in appearance doesn’t mean simple in designing and creating!
This looks like it serves its purpose perfectly and looks beautiful as well.
Well done.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)