This is made of 6’ x 15” x 7/8” book matched swan cherry. The wood is beautiful with the ‘fiddle-back’ and w/spalted lines. When i first saw the pieces i thought it was maple or even alder, but when i began drilling holes in it, that sweet familiar aroma of cherry burst through! The double tenon shelves was exactly how i pictured this when i first laid eyes on the wood. I enjoyed the entire project and my wife loves it!! I used 3 coats of target water-based lacquer (The keys are not finished in the photos). Thank you for viewing!
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The Head Charles
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#1 posted 339 days ago
Wow, the double tenons look great on this book shelf. Great job on the outcome.
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#2 posted 339 days ago
Well done my friend, thanks for posting.
Kevin
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#3 posted 338 days ago
Very nice bookshelf the grain of the boards with the spalting is amazing.
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JoeinDE
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#4 posted 338 days ago
I love the live-edge look on tables. This is the first time I have seen it employed so well on a bookshelf. Nicely done.
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helluvawreck
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#5 posted 338 days ago
Looks good and nice job.
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AaronK
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#6 posted 338 days ago
its quite bold, i like it. the live edge element is kicking it up a notch for a bookcase :-)
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