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Cherry Bookcase

Project by Duane Kohles posted 1039 days ago 702 views 3 times favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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I was asked to design and build a Cherry Bookcase to fill a 3 sided niche in a home and make it look like it was built in place. Hence the crown molding only in the front. This is a tall unit, over 8’ tall as the house it went into had 10’ ceilings. This was my first project made from Cherry, now I know why so many woodworkers call Cherry their favorite wood to work with. The unit is so tall I could not take any pictures of it indoors, so the photo you see was taken outdoors, which is resulted in the shadowing under the shelves.

-- Duane Kohles


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MsDebbieP

14160 posts in 1057 days


posted 1039 days ago

a very clean look and a rich colour. Simple elegance.

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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7041 posts in 1196 days


posted 1039 days ago

Very nice, & the shadows show that it’s not just a flat piece of wood.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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dennis mitchell

3790 posts in 1211 days


posted 1039 days ago

Nice can’t beat cherry wood

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Bill

2561 posts in 1058 days


posted 1039 days ago

Very nice design and finish.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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bigpops0259

198 posts in 1046 days


posted 1039 days ago

Nice. Clean with nice lines

-- Marty Ohio

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schroeder

512 posts in 1022 days


posted 993 days ago

Great design – What a beautiful piece – they must be pleased. I have just added to my project list (again!) – Thanks for sharing your work.

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

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Karson

25803 posts in 1297 days


posted 993 days ago

Very good job, Nice color. Did you stain it or is it the natural Cherry color.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Duane Kohles

36 posts in 1197 days


posted 990 days ago

The customer had some custom mixed stain for all the Cherry in her house (all the doors, trim and kitchen cabinets), so I used that to ensure a match. The stain really worked well, I think it is a Sherwin Williams product. I really liked the color and how well it applied, Cherry stains up so much easier than oak, I attribute that to the grain tightness of the Cherry vs. oak. (I did keep a small sample back for future use).

-- Duane Kohles

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Obi

2191 posts in 1133 days


posted 989 days ago

So, Duane … stealing the customer’s stash stain, huh? Looks nice.

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Bill

2561 posts in 1058 days


posted 989 days ago

Will you be able to replicate the stain when your stash runs out, or is it a standard product of the company?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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Duane Kohles

36 posts in 1197 days


posted 989 days ago

Guilty as charged. Because I liked the color so much I did keep some back. But for the record your honor, I only kept a very small sample that I will be able to stain some scrap cherry and take to a local paint store (Diamond Vogel) for them to match for me, for my next cherry project.

I have had excellent results with Diamond Vogels “Old Masters Penetrating Stains”. The manager is very talented at matching stains (without a computer-gasp). And they have an excellent system of keeping track of special mixes per customer. I have tried other companies products and have not had near the results.

The picture was taken outside on a very bright day, and the color seems a little washed out compared to what it looks like indoors….. Much richer and a little darker.

-- Duane Kohles

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trifern

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posted 504 days ago

Very nice looking bookcase.

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

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Chris

1469 posts in 887 days


posted 504 days ago

beautiful piece of work. love that Cherry!

-- Chris

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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 600 days


posted 503 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Dusty56

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posted 463 days ago

just came around on roll the dice feature…beautiful Cherry bookcase …did you ever get any installed pix ?

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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