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Cherry Bookcase

Project by Duane Kohles posted 680 days ago 566 views 1 time favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites
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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

12282 posts in 698 days


posted 680 days ago

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

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Dick, & Barb Cain

5395 posts in 837 days


posted 680 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

3048 posts in 852 days


posted 680 days ago

Nice can’t beat cherry wood

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Bill

2524 posts in 699 days


posted 680 days ago

Very nice design and finish.

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

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bigpops0259

134 posts in 687 days


posted 680 days ago

Nice. Clean with nice lines

-- Marty Ohio

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schroeder

479 posts in 663 days


posted 634 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

13640 posts in 938 days


posted 634 days ago

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

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Duane Kohles

36 posts in 838 days


posted 631 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

2157 posts in 774 days


posted 631 days ago

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

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Bill

2524 posts in 699 days


posted 630 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 838 days


posted 630 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

4987 posts in 305 days


posted 146 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

1259 posts in 529 days


posted 145 days ago

beautiful piece of work. love that Cherry!

-- Chris

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thetimberkid

1684 posts in 241 days


posted 145 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Dusty56

1401 posts in 226 days


posted 104 days ago

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

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