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My dad has been sort of hinting for a long while about making some shelves for his ornaments
So finally we got together and made these
they are made from 3/4 inch plywood
he did not want a uniform shape and he wanted a nice routerd shape on the front
so this is what we came up with
the shelf top was cut from the coners of the plywood sheet with a jigsaw, the edges were then sanded with coarse sandpaper and a hard block to smooth of the rough edges and finessed to a more flowing shape, i used an ogee router bit to shape the top edge and the bottom edge was filed to a small half round.
then itl was sanded through the grades of sandpaper to 180 grit and finally sprayed with clear polyeurethane aerosol cans
the supports were treated the same way
this kept us both occupied for an afternoon
Hope you enjoy
Hooky
-- Happiness is a way of travel , not a destination (Roy Goodman)
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Stanley Coker
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#1 posted 1361 days ago
Very nice job on the shelves. My wife has several collector plates and she has been wanting me to build a shelve to put them on. great ideal.
-- Stanley, North Georgia
jockmike2
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#2 posted 1361 days ago
Beautiful job Hooky. Love those plates on the top. Are they made of wood?
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 1361 days ago
Interesting and unique shelves good job
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Vicki
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#4 posted 1361 days ago
Cool idea to use an irregular shaped shelf to fit the theme of the ornaments. Awesome job.
Vicki
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#5 posted 1361 days ago
I have a whole new respect for plywood.
Works a treat..
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#6 posted 1360 days ago
Good job Hooky.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
hooky
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#7 posted 1360 days ago
Thanks guys
the shape of the bottom shelf was my dad’s idea as he wanted enough room for the stingray, the top shelf was my idea as he wanted to make it straight
I told him the golden rule of design was if you start with a design you must carry it on
he agreed and thankfully the results speak for themselves
Hooky
-- Happiness is a way of travel , not a destination (Roy Goodman)
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#8 posted 1359 days ago
Building shelves is a nice project.
Building them with your Dad is making memories.
-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
hooky
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#9 posted 1359 days ago
Thanks innovator
doing stuff with family is always good I like it when we get together with my 91 year old grandfather and do a project
Hooky
-- Happiness is a way of travel , not a destination (Roy Goodman)
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