| Project by captkerk | posted 93 days ago | 327 views | 2 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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The bookcase is taken out of an issue of American Woodworker. The article showed how to make jigs for the tapered sliding dovetails which were still fairly difficult to get right. I definitely learned a few things about jig setup and sizing of the joints to accommodate glue! I had to adjust the dimensions slightly to fit where I wanted it to in the house and to work with the size lumber I had on hand. That lumber is spalted maple I got from my in laws who have some property and keep me supplied with free rough sawn lumber. I stained it with Minwax English Chestnut to mute the color variations a little and then finished it with wipe on poly.
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lew
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posted 93 days ago
Gorgeous!!
I really like the sliding dovetails.
Derrek LeRouax
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posted 93 days ago
Nice job. Looks like your dimensioning came out perfect.
I see you have a shop assistant about the same age as mine (~2.5). Hope is having as much fun as mine is…
-- Derrek L.
captkerk
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posted 93 days ago
My assistant is one of four. I have all the help I can stand! He’s almost 2 and he has three sisters; 5, 3, and newborn. At least I don’t have to worry about the new one…yet.
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 92 days ago
Nice looking bookcase.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
kcrandy
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posted 92 days ago
I love this simple elegant look. Congrats!
a1Jim
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posted 92 days ago
Nice job great wood
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Innovator
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posted 92 days ago
Nice looking shelf.
-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
norm1975
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posted 75 days ago
Looks great! How did you attach the top?
captkerk
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posted 74 days ago
The top is attached with the same tapered sliding dovetails as the shelves only they are stopped sockets and the taper goes the other way. The shelves all have the wide end of the dovetails at the front so they slide into the sides from the front but since the sockets are on the top, the wide end is at the back so the top slides on from the front, too.
Thomas
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posted 15 days ago
Sharp! Very nice design!