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Asian inspired bookcase

Project by dewoodwork posted 844 days ago 1325 views 12 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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

14156 posts in 1053 days


posted 843 days ago

oh it’s beautiful !!!
definitely an Asian feel – I’d be thrilled with this! It’s gorgeous

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 855 days


posted 843 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

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jockmike2

7299 posts in 1139 days


posted 843 days ago

Beautiful project. A+ very nice. Thanks for sharing. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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PanamaJack

4447 posts in 970 days


posted 843 days ago

Just beautiful woodworking!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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Gary

443 posts in 1217 days


posted 843 days ago

That’s gorgeous. I’m inspired; thanks for sharing it.

Gary

-- Gary, Florida

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Chuck Vosburgh

26 posts in 890 days


posted 843 days ago

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

-- Chuck, chuckvosburgh.com

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mot

4901 posts in 929 days


posted 842 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!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Eric Olson

17 posts in 843 days


posted 842 days ago

If that’s not how you wanted it to look, I’d love to make your mistakes!

-- Eric Olson Springfield, MO Rock Creek Designs

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Bob A in NJ

522 posts in 892 days


posted 842 days ago

Wow, what a fantastic design and execution of a project. Congrats!

-- Bob A in NJ

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oscorner

4572 posts in 1204 days


posted 841 days ago

Nice sled design and shop. Oh, I do love the bookcase.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Mark A. DeCou

1537 posts in 1298 days


posted 819 days ago

wonderful piece. The sled fixture is a cool idea.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

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Lee A. Jesberger

3710 posts in 872 days


posted 819 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

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Mark A. DeCou

1537 posts in 1298 days


posted 798 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 - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

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Sonny

113 posts in 746 days


posted 725 days ago

the contrasting colors and craftsmanship…............AWESOME….......

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wildbill903

53 posts in 834 days


posted 722 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

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trifern

7894 posts in 660 days


posted 502 days ago

Great execution and use of materials.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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mtnwild

2013 posts in 420 days


posted 362 days ago

Man, being a book collector that one hits hard. One of the most beautiful and original I’ve seen. SUPER! INSPIRATIONAL!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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LocalMac

249 posts in 299 days


posted 286 days ago

This is a very inspiring piece. I absolutely love the curves and the color. I’d like to do a piece similar to this some day. Great job!

-- Don't tell her I'm in the shop!

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steiner

134 posts in 243 days


posted 234 days ago

I’m so glad this popped up as one of the random projects as I logged in just now. Amazing. Favorited.

-- Scott - Katy, Texas

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