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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.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 1039 days ago
a very clean look and a rich colour. Simple elegance.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 1039 days ago
Very nice, & the shadows show that it’s not just a flat piece of wood.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 1039 days ago
Nice can’t beat cherry wood
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Bill
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posted 1039 days ago
Very nice design and finish.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
bigpops0259
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posted 1039 days ago
Nice. Clean with nice lines
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schroeder
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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.
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Karson
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posted 993 days ago
Very good job, Nice color. Did you stain it or is it the natural Cherry color.
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Duane Kohles
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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).
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Obi
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posted 989 days ago
So, Duane … stealing the customer’s stash stain, huh? Looks nice.
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Bill
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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
Duane Kohles
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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
trifern
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posted 504 days ago
Very nice looking bookcase.
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Chris
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posted 504 days ago
beautiful piece of work. love that Cherry!
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thetimberkid
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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 ?
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