Curly Oak Bookcase

Nice wood. Your hand cut dovetails are a helluva lot better than mine! I really respect the courage that took. What was your finish?

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

I used 3 coats of boiled linseed oil. It seemed to make the grain really stand out. thanks

Very nice.I didn’t even know there was curly oak.Beautiful wood and bookcase

I love that wood. i too didnt know about curly oak. Great Job

-- BlueMillWoodworking@gmail.com

Beautiful wood, great job.

Nice work, I love the sheen..

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

I have never seen curly oak….WOW! Man, what a hard wood to cut your teeth on dovetails with. I bet your sawing arm was tired.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Now that is a really beautiful piece : ) Congrats on the fine dovetail work !!

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

My hardwood dealer never gets boards like that! What a find. Nice work.

-- Craig, Springfield Ohio

Where in the world did you find that wood? Looks great, the wood and the workmanship—good job.

-- Bill Merritt -Augusta Ga. woodworker

wood cool, build nice. dovetails super. looks good.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Beautiful bookcase from beautiful wood.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Great job, as most of the others has already said I did not know there was a curly oak. Where did you find such wood like this?
Again a great job.

-- Stanley, North Georgia

Don’t you just love it when a tree has been cut properly. Great use of a very fine wood.

-- I cut the damned thing twice and its still too short