Red Oak bookcase

Love the design. Love the detail. Love the router work. Love the big ‘ol slab, up top.

You did a really great job on this. Congrats!!

-- -- Neil

nice work!
I’m curious – how to did you get the lark’s tongue on each of the chamfered corners?

Neil,
Thanks for the kind words. I think I paid about $2 per board foot for the rough lumber. I did most of the work in the wood shop at MacArthur High School in San Antonio, in an evening class taught by Mr. David Salinas, a kind and talented teacher, coach, and problem-solver.

-- Every project is a learning opportunity, every error a design opportunity

Nice looking bookcase.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

bringitonhome,

What you see on the corners is not really a lark’s tongue (which is beyond my skill set). It’s just a stopped cove, done very carefully with the router, almost the full length of the stile. Thanks for the compliment.

-- Every project is a learning opportunity, every error a design opportunity

What issue of Woodsmith is that in? I need a bookshelf and I think this one is it. Thanks.

-- Sac

Sac,

The design for this bookcase is from a paperback named “Easy-to-build Bookcases & Shelves”, available from www.woodsmithspecials.com. The book presents it as a 3-in-1 design, with a common design for the carcase and shelves, and three styles: Traditional Oak, Country Pine, and Contemporary Maple. Any of the three designs will give you a fine looking piece of furniture. Note that this case is 5’ 6” tall, 3’ 4” wide, and about 14” deep. A new book by the same publisher has a similar trio of bookcases, but taller.

-- Every project is a learning opportunity, every error a design opportunity

Very nice, love the details.

Doug

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Hey Tom
This is a great bookcase job well done.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

a1Jim,
Thank you for the kind words. I have a lot of projects to do before I’m done. One is going to be a Morris Chair with bow arms…. but not right away.

-- Every project is a learning opportunity, every error a design opportunity

Tom, this is a nice looking bookcase. I like its design and you put a nice finish on it. I am sure it did not take long to fill it up. I posted a pair of bookcases a while back that took my wife every bit of 20 minutes to fill up with her books, “dust collectors” and pictures. :)

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Scott Bryan,

You are right: it didn’t take long to fill up. The top and one of the shelves are for my wife (she is an art museum docent and needs some storage for reference materials as well as “dust collector” knick-knacks.
The rest of the case I use for woodworking materials – I’m a book junkie. I looked at your bookcases, and they look really fine.

-- Every project is a learning opportunity, every error a design opportunity