Book Rack

This is a nice bookshelf. The wood is quite interesting as well. I have not seen this before. The color and grain make this a focal point. Nice burning. It gives the piece some visual interest.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Nice job. The wood is interesting.

-- Maplewood, MN

a great solution – and lovely to look at as well
Nice job.

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

I would only quibble about calling it a “shelf.” It has all the features of a classic “arts and crafts” book rack, except the lack of “through tenons.” Can you amend your key words to add “rack”?

The stops are a great innovation; I’ve never seen that before. The wood looks like everything wood should be. I’m not sure that branding a piece stops it from growing legs. I’ve been an auditor all my professional career, and it has ceased to amaze me what people will “borrow,” even though I believe that most people are basically honest. (I think it has something to do with the belief that what “belongs” to everybody can safely be converted to private use without asking.)

I have seen companies on the internet that will design or use your design to make custom branding irons to use in marking your work. They didn’t look too expensive, most under $100 (US, for whatever that’s worth now), and I’ve been tempted to see what I could come up with.

-- Hibernicvs

I hate it when things grow legs and walk off. Nice job!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Nice, functional design. And I like the wood a lot.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Hibernicvs, your right, it is more of a rack that a shelf, duly noted.

Regarding the book stops, I wanted to come up with a stop that would remain fixed to the rack so as not to get misplaced and came up with the idea of an angled notch that slides along the shelf rail and is trapped by the angle cuts. If they really want the stops, nothing short of breaking things will succeed.

I thought about creating a branding iron but did not see any futher use for one in the future so stuck with my trusty soldering iron.

Thanks to all for taking the time to comment.

-- I can so I wood