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I saw an article in FWW from Gary Katz explaining how easy it was to do built-in bookshelves when trimming a room. I had the plans all figured out and then submitted them to the chief(Mary) for approval. “why would you build-in bookshelves? we’re not staying here, I hate this house!” What? You never told me that! I hate it too! Let’s find a piece of land where I can build a shop. But I digress…
So the built-in became a standalone. African tiger-stripe mahogany. Built the shelves and sides out of mahogany plywood 1st, then wrapped the whole thing in a three-sided face frame assembly so I could hide all the pocket screws.
As a custom touch, there’s a hidden compartment below the top, lined with felt, to store precious stuff. Mary and I liked it so much I built a duplicate for my daughter Julie.
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Jiri Parkman
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posted 325 days ago
Nice wood and beautiful bookshelf.
-- Jiri
GaryK
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posted 325 days ago
Great bookcase! I love mahogany even African. Cool hiding place. Now everybody knows!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
blackcherry
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posted 325 days ago
Thats got to be one of the best feature I’ve seen in quite sometime (top shelve/idea) thanks for posting…hope you get your new shop…Blkcherry
Jim
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posted 325 days ago
Hey blkcherry, got my new shop! Pictures coimg soon.
-- Jim, Boise ID - Attitude is everything
Mathew Nedeljko
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posted 325 days ago
Love it! The mohogany is gorgeous! The hidden compartment is a really nice feature, did you think about including a hidden latch to keep it locked? I’m building some built in shelves soon, I think I’ll incorporate that feature. Thanks for the idea!
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Jim
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Hey Mathew, i didn’t think about a lock at the time, but I might consider one in the future.
-- Jim, Boise ID - Attitude is everything
CedarFreakCarl
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posted 325 days ago
Love the bookshelves Jim. I’ll bet Mary does too! Great job!
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
Chris
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posted 324 days ago
I especially like the use of space at the top. Very interesting, gives me ideas for shelving I need to build.
-- Chris
Bradford
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posted 324 days ago
Beautiful, again. The hidden compartment is a excellent addition to this piece. I really love the whole look.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
Marge
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posted 324 days ago
Nice work, the top is great, it is the thing that makes the project your oiwn.
-- Marge, Colorado
TreeBones
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posted 324 days ago
Very cool, nice wood.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 323 days ago
love the compartment on top
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TomK
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posted 91 days ago
I love hidden compartments too.
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John Gray
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posted 91 days ago
Nice job the compartment idea is super.
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thetimberkid
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posted 91 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 58 days ago
Thats a beautiful bookshelf.
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