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I made this bookcase for my Step Daughter who loves Asian art and design. Woods used are African mahogany and bloodwood. The side panels are veneered with shop sawn veneers I’m not so sure I achieved the look I had in-visioned at the drawing board but she is happy with it. Close examination of the face frame reveals that the it thins toward the center as well as having a large gentle arc along the edges. The second photo shows the jig I constructed to sculpt the face frame and create a precise and consistent arc. The work piece is first rough cut at the bandsaw to reduce the work required by the router.
-- Express creativity with wood, Dewayne. Vacaville CA.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 491 days ago
oh it’s beautiful !!!
definitely an Asian feel – I’d be thrilled with this! It’s gorgeous
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Thos. Angle
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posted 491 days ago
By golly, Dewayne, I don’t know if you’ve acheived what you intended but you’ve certainly impressed me!! I think it is outstanding; both the bookcse and the jig work. It seems like it should win an award somewhere.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
jockmike2
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posted 491 days ago
Beautiful project. A+ very nice. Thanks for sharing. jockmike
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PanamaJack
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posted 491 days ago
Just beautiful woodworking!
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Gary
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posted 491 days ago
That’s gorgeous. I’m inspired; thanks for sharing it.
Gary
Chuck Vosburgh
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Man, that makes me want to start a new project! Beautiful clean lines and great choice of materials. I’m inspired too. Thanks for sharing
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mot
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posted 490 days ago
Wow! That’s a beautiful piece. Wonderful contrasting materials. I’m not a fan of alot of contrasting pieces as they ultimately end up looking awkward. This really doesn’t. Nice piece!
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Eric Olson
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posted 489 days ago
If that’s not how you wanted it to look, I’d love to make your mistakes!
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 489 days ago
Wow, what a fantastic design and execution of a project. Congrats!
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oscorner
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posted 488 days ago
Nice sled design and shop. Oh, I do love the bookcase.
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 467 days ago
wonderful piece. The sled fixture is a cool idea.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 466 days ago
Great job, beautiful project, good choice of woods, and the jig is a well conceived addition to any woodworkers bag of tricks, or in our case I should say box, huh? A large wooden box. (sorry Don)
Lee
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 446 days ago
another beautiful project. I like your use of the router rail system. Your shop is too clean, where is the dust? Don’t look at my shop, please.
-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan
Sonny
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posted 372 days ago
the contrasting colors and craftsmanship…............AWESOME….......
wildbill903
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posted 369 days ago
I love that fixture/sled! It’s always entertaining to see what other guys are using to do the job, and it look slike you got it done masterfully! kudos
trifern
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posted 150 days ago
Great execution and use of materials.
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mtnwild
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posted 9 days ago
Man, being a book collector that one hits hard. One of the most beautiful and original I’ve seen. SUPER! INSPIRATIONAL!
-- mtnwild, It's not what you see, it's how you see it.