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The teenage daughter asks “Daddy, can you please build me a bookcase? I need somewhere to put all my books.”
Never built anything like that before and said “Of course”.
She then went through my list of plans that I had and picked one out.
Next question was “What type of wood?”
She went with me to the lumber yard and picked out some Brazilian Cherry. I bought a bunch of 8/4 10”wide boards and went to the shop.
I figured I’d just re-saw the boards like I always do but WOW, is that stuff hard and dense.
I’d just tuned up the Delta 14” that has a riser block. Fresh re-saw wide blade and all.
I knew this wood was dense but HOLY COW!! I was waiting for the sparks to start flying..
The Delta just didn’t have the horsepower to re-saw jatoba. Time to move to her next choice of wood.
Quarter-sawn red oak.
The instructions on the plan were really simple and the unit has “Knock-Down” hardware for easy assembly and moving.
I changed the molding at the top from a basic cove to a more detailed edge.
After several coats of wipe-on poly, it now sits in her room and I have a happy, smiling daughter.
One good thing about the project was it proved I needed a bigger, better bandsaw. Looks like one will be on the horizon shortly.
Thanks for looking
SD
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Steve1974
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#1 posted 878 days ago
Hey sawdust, great job on the bookcase, looks good, and such beautiful wood, keep up the good work, Steve.
rcs47
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#2 posted 878 days ago
Nice job. You made the rays pop!
-- Doug - As my Dad taught me, you're not a cabinet maker until you can hide your mistakes.
Eagle1
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#3 posted 878 days ago
Beautiful piece of furniture sawdust.
-- Tim, Missouri ....Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened
Don Johnson
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#4 posted 878 days ago
Hi SD, Very good looking bookcase.
Out of curiosity I tried connecting to your server – using Google Chrome – and it requested username and password, which I entered, but then displayed ‘unable to connect’.
But it worked OK on IE and with my ftp program.
When I looked at the list of available plans I was gobsmacked! – there’s a LOT of stuff there.
I’ll make it my first port of call if I’m seeking plans.
My only disappointment was that amongst the dozens of chairs, there was not a library step chair that I’m currently considering making.
However, many thanks for providing this super, comprehensive plans facility.
-- Don, Somerset UK, http://www.donjohnson24.co.uk
helluvawreck
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#5 posted 878 days ago
I think that it’s a very nice looking bookcase and the oak looks great. Nice job, dad.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
Dan Hux
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#6 posted 878 days ago
great bookcase,,thanks for the link, great plans.
-- Dan Hux,,,,Raleigh, NC http://whitdaniel.com
ray vile
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#7 posted 878 days ago
fantastic bookcase even more fantastic link..great source of plans thanks
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missionworks
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#8 posted 878 days ago
Nice bookcase.
Thanks for the plan access. You can never have enough plans.
-- MW | www.MissionWorks.com
Tim
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#9 posted 843 days ago
I love the look of this red oak. Would you mind describing the routine you used to finish it?
thanks
sawdust55109
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#10 posted 841 days ago
Hi Tim,
Sanded up through 220.
Finish is just one coat of Minwax Tung Oil (to give it the color) and then several coats of wipe-on poly.
Six coats went on the carcass and 8 on the shelving.
The Tung oil really makes the quarter sawn ray-flecks pop and stand out.
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