| Project by BeachedBones | posted 108 days ago | 420 views | 1 time favorited | 7 comments |  |
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This is the completed bookcase that I started in response to titancharlie’s request for plans. http://lumberjocks.com/topics/9565#reply-98553
Pretty much a strait forward tabletop bookshelf assembled with dowels and glue. The wood is that pallet “mystery wood” eucalyptus that I posted a while back. I used that for the shelf, back and sliding bookend. The ends are made of Burr Oak cut from firewood logs. Finish is, as you might have guessed, Behr Scandanavian tung oil. This was my first time working with eucalyptus, if indeed that is what it is. I found it annoying because it machined like wax, so my tools got a little gummed up and needed cleaning. It does have a nice sheen to it though, and I’d imagine it would hold up nice to outdoor conditions?
-- You know.... I think that old wood needs to be furniture.
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cabinetmaster
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posted 108 days ago
Amazing what can be done with scrap wood from pallets. Great job. Love to see projects from recycled wood.
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Douglas Krueger
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posted 108 days ago
Nice job of recycle and the unique sliding book end.
Thanks for sharing
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degoose
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posted 108 days ago
Nice touch with the slider.
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a1Jim
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posted 108 days ago
Sorry I’ll have to report you because . I’m the monitor in charged of prevention of cruelty to pallets. But still cool job.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
scrappy
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posted 108 days ago
Great job. Nothing like getting ideas from other LJ’s! Isn’t that what we are all here for? Great build.
Just love useing pallet wood. Don’t think I’ve seen any euc. ones. Unless I just didn’t recognize it.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
BeachedBones
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posted 107 days ago
It’s funny how I can always justify costs for the tools, but I hate to spend anything on wood. Free wood is the best wood. The eucalyptus threw me for a curve too, and it was just one board on the pallet, maybe a repair or something.
One modification since the build, the slider was a little loose, I wedged a disposable ear plug between the slider and the rail. It works nice, a little pressure will squish the plug allowing it to slide freely, when you let go the plug expands back and pushes the slider tight to the rail, which holds it in place.
-- You know.... I think that old wood needs to be furniture.
kweenbee
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posted 107 days ago
Great job on the bookcase and the recycling!! I have a fondness for pine futon frames that seem to be discarded on a frequent basis. Ahh..the urban forest.
-- "The Artful Bodger"