Craftsman Bookcase

Just gorgeous! I love it! Very nice build, Schroeder.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Really well designed and built

-- Scott "Some days you are the big dog, some days you are the fire hydrant"

Spectacular project !!

-- -- Neil

Clean, sharp, great looking project. I need one of those, very nice.

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

Beautiful work ,what a fantastic piece, just plain WOW

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

Great looking bookcase for a pretty girl. Very nicely done. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Beautiful, love the Art & Crafts style and this one is great!

-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.

You are correct, it did turn out great. Love the details…

-- Jim, Nebraska

What talent, just beautiful, lucky girl to get this gift.

Beautiful Schroeder. She looks very happy.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

As always…great job…love your work…well done.

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Beautiful work. I’m sure that your niece will enjoy it for years to come.

-- Tim, Missouri ....Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened

Amazing piece. Your niece looks over the moon. Great build.

-- Mike, American in Norway

That is a beautiful bookcase! I love the shelf and accent details.

Way to show off that grain too.

How did you anchor the back thin rail strips? Are they mortised in to the sides, or just doweled together? Guess you made this to be view from all angles since you’ve added ebony plugs to (what would appear to be) the dowels in the back.

Again, great work!

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Thanks all! – This was a great project, it’s always nice to me to build a “stand alone” piece as opposed to a batch of chairs or something. A bookcase or a bench has to stand on it’s own.

Jonathan : The back/sides are bookmatched 3/8” slats. I used a 1/8” lap joint and glued the centers only. I used brass screws to secure to allow the glue to dry – And I just like the look of brass with oak. There are no mechanical fasteners in the piece, (I’m a bit of a traditionalist that way) all mortise & tenon, sawtooth shelf holders and rabbited joints. The Ebony pegs are decorative only. I did design the piece to be viewed from all sides or against a wall. I’m trying to step my game up a bit, I’m building fewer pieces, but trying newer techniques that trend more towards “art” rather than functional. This method takes (me) much more time, but I’m not making a living building furniture, so I can afford to try and improve my skills for now.
Thanks again!,
Schroeder

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe