LumberJocks Woodworking Forum banner

Project Information

I decided to make these when my sister found the one I had made in 9th grade woodshop class. No power tools allowed on the original (hand saw, hand plane, and lots of hand sanding) but I followed the Norm Abram philosophy on the new ones: all power tools (planer, table saw, biscuit joiner, orbital sander).

Materials are maple and purple heart with a natural Danish Oil finish.

Gallery

Comments

· Registered
Joined
·
4,054 Posts
Looks very nice : ) It appears that all of the angles are 90 degrees. Is that true , or is it just my old eyes ? Thanks for posting this : )
 

· Registered
Joined
·
224 Posts
I really like this. Well done and I like the wood selection. Phil4:13-Amen, brother.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
8 Posts
Nice I need a few for my desks…. good reading list.. Valley of Vision one of my favorites!
 

· Registered
Joined
·
73 Posts
very simple, yet very useful…. what did you use for the corner joint to give it enough strength? Biscuits would be my guess… they look great…
 

· Registered
Joined
·
4,054 Posts
WWWW , he already stated that he used a biscuit joiner in his post…."(planer, table saw, biscuit joiner, orbital sander)."
 

· Registered
Joined
·
104 Posts
Thats an interesting idea. I like it! Well done
 

· Registered
Joined
·
1,266 Posts
I made mine in the 7th grade that would of been 1970 and I still have it, my first shop project….Blkcherry
 

· Registered
Joined
·
1 Posts
Same with me - same year too. Used dadoes, though. Also still have it.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
19,753 Posts
A whole new tilt to book shelves. Cool design well done.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
0 Posts
Thanks for all the nice comments. Interesting to note that many of us built these in Junior High or High School!

I used biscuits to strengthen the corner joint (did they even exist in the 60's?), although box joints or similar would be cool, too. To attach the foot I used a short mortise and tenon. All of the angles are 90 degrees.

I must admit that I added the purple heart to compensate for a measuring error in the length of the back piece (uh, measure twice, cut once). I'm glad I did - it adds some interesting color to the project!
 
Top