| Project by LJ_smoke | posted 08-07-2012 02:35 AM | 1399 views | 1 time favorited | 10 comments |  |
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My father and I built this bookcase based on plans from the New Yankee Workshop. It was my first experience making a piece of furniture. Oak plywood carcass and solid oak face frame and trim. I opted to make the shelves fixed rather than adjustable. Finished with Minwax Early American stain and polyurethane. The shelves are loaded full with books without any deflection.
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Ken90712
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#1 posted 08-07-2012 08:57 AM
Great looking bookcase. Well done.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
dartmania2002
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#2 posted 08-07-2012 12:29 PM
Looks awesome! Good job
JoeH
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#3 posted 08-07-2012 12:58 PM
Very Nice, looks similar to a pantry I just finished. Love the trim!
BinghamtonEd
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#4 posted 08-07-2012 01:14 PM
Very nice job!
-- - The mightiest oak in the forest is just a little nut that held its ground.
JoeinDE
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#5 posted 08-07-2012 02:26 PM
Nice job and welcome to LJs! That look very similar to one I built for my son save the molding.
-- A bad craftsmen blames his cheap #$%ing tools
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#6 posted 08-07-2012 03:01 PM
Well done!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
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#7 posted 08-07-2012 08:18 PM
Very nice!
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WoodworkGuy
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#8 posted 08-08-2012 01:33 AM
Very nice job! Well built and finished. You both should be proud.
-- Making sawdust and memories through woodworking.
Ben Simms
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#9 posted 08-08-2012 02:49 PM
i love the design. I hate seeing a bookshelf sag due to poor design, I’m glad to hear yours don’t. nice work!
-- I played with Legos as a kid and I never had the part I thought I needed, so I learned to improvise. Now I'm an engineer with a woodworking hobby.
Beginningwoodworker
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#10 posted 08-10-2012 12:28 PM
Beautiful bookcase.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
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