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I made the larger bookcase for myself & the two shorter night stands for my younger daughters. They’re made of pine 1X12s. The top was fashioned after a Shaker bookcase I saw years ago. I liked it because the top has the sides extended up to make a sort of bookend so you can place books on the very top. Something you can’t usually do with most bookcases. The Shaker bookcase had more simple radiused top. I chose to make the tops a bit more curvy & bored a clover leaf looking design with a hole saw & routed the inside of the clover leaves, the shelf supports, the sides & top with a cove bit.
-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"
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GaryK
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posted 602 days ago
I see that you put your initials on everything. Good job.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
ND2ELK
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posted 602 days ago
Hi Frank
Your bookcases look great. You did a nice job on them. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Scott Bryan
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posted 602 days ago
Hi Frank,
These bookcases look really good. Pine can be a difficult wood to color but you have done a good job with these. The edge treatments and designs add nice details to these as well.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
sharad
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posted 602 days ago
Your bookcase and the night stands for your daughters are very nicely made. Your initials is painted or woodburnt? It adds life to the bookcase.
Sharad
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FJPetruso
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posted 601 days ago
Hi Sharad…
I made a branding iron to put my initials on my projects. My brand is registered with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. I’ve only branded my woodworking projects though. The only livestock I have is two dogs & I don’t think they’d like to be branded.
-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"