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I saw this dook rack many years ago and promised myself I would try my hand at making one some day.
It is made of five dowels set firmly in the two end blocks. (One is 8” tall and the other 2”)
The blocks are 8”x 51/4” and the holes drilled into the center block are one size larger than the dowel used to allow for movement of the center block along the dowels. The small end is 21/4 inches tall by 51/4 wide. I used 36” long dowels and cut them in half.
The real interesting part is the jig. I made this to solve the problem of making the dowel holes all line up and are evenly spaced.
THE JIG
As you can see the jig is in two parts, a base and a sled. The base is dadoes to accept a cleat down the center and another perpendicular also to accept a cleat, which acts as a stop for the sled. The sled has dadoes on the under side. These dados are equally spaced to allow for repeatable placement of holes. One dado for each hole drilled. The sled sidewalls must be tall enough to hold all three of the pieces to be drilled.
Align the base so the center cleat is under the drill bit and secure it to the drill press. Cut your stock and your off.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
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12 comments so far
Copperjock
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posted 201 days ago
Very cool design, and they look great. Thanks for sharing.
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GaryK
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posted 201 days ago
Very nice. Great design.
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grumpycarp
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posted 201 days ago
I don’t get it! What is the jig for? Wouldn’t you just drill through both pieces? Use a third piece 10” plus the saw kerf long and use it for a backer and set a depth stop on the drill press or a stop collar on a drill bit. One backer becomes the next end with the sockets already bored? Am I missing something?
ND2ELK
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posted 200 days ago
Hi Roz
Great looking book end rack. I can see where the jig would really work slick. In my case, they would be a nice little thank you gift for a customer I had done a cabinet job for. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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CharlieM1958
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posted 200 days ago
Cool project!
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Roz
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posted 200 days ago
Thanks guys, Grumpy, I made the jig to make producing them fast and fool proof. I needed to make several for the craft fair I had promised to partisipate in and did not have a lot of time. If you were only going to make 1 or two you could surely do it without the jig. It is important to get the holes to line up and all be at the same distance from the end of the block and spaced evenly.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
Betsy
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posted 200 days ago
I like this idea. I was looking for a table top bookcase—- this might fill the bill.
Thanks
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rikkor
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posted 200 days ago
Good job.
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sharad
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posted 199 days ago
A very good design for book end rack. What is the diameter of the dowel?
Sharad
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Roz
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posted 199 days ago
I used 5/8” oak, but you could go larger if you wanted. I would not think a smaller dowel would be good becasue they carry the weight of the books.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
brianinpa
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posted 197 days ago
Ah-oh, there goes another project onto my list. Very nice!
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Tim
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posted 181 days ago
I am a book nut. I love the concept. Phenomenal.
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