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A while back I made this bookshelf for my daughter’s first apartment.
She loved it but when we put it on the wall the wall seemed so empty and she has so many books that I went and made a set of four to fill the space.
Originally I was going to make three more to go with, but the first one was a bit “unique”. It had a definite slant to the right. Since I had made this up with just the adjustments on the Crapsman I was not surprised. I refined the cuts and dimensions from what I learned on the first build. Then I got the Wixley for this build and it made all the difference. Being able to check each and every glue up kept everything lined up for the finished wall. As you can see I could only glue up one level of shelf due to the number of clamps required so I built them each up at time to keep them building to align up. Even still, without the Wixley that alone would not have kept them aligned.
I used some furniture bolts from Woodcraft to keep the them bolted together for the install and some 1” “L” brackets to hold them against the wall. They don’t show since they are mounted on the very top shelf and being 7 feet in the air not many people will be able to see them. Other than that all dados and rabbets for the joinery.
She’s gotten a new kitty since the last build so we got them both in the pics.
-- You cannot build a reputation on what you are going to do. - Henry Ford
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Ryan Haasen
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#1 posted 276 days ago
That’s really cool! Your good with angles!
-- Ryan
Hawaiilad
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#2 posted 276 days ago
You did a great job on the bookcase…I really like it
-- Hawaiilad Larry
shopdog
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#3 posted 276 days ago
Cool idea, and a great build.
Not sure how it’s going to work as a bookcase, but it makes a good cat house. (I love that photo)
-- Steve-- http://www.urbanexteriors.biz
jaykaypur
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#4 posted 276 days ago
Very nice.
-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!
Roger
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#5 posted 276 days ago
This is krazy-kool!! Very unique and wild.
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camps764
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#6 posted 276 days ago
Very cool! It looks like something that came out of a new furniture catalog, or something you would see on web site for modern furniture. I bet if you put something like this on Etsy it would sell in a heartbeat.
-- - Steve Campbell
a1Jim
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#7 posted 275 days ago
I like it,just don’t store any round objects on it. LOL
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Kookaburra
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#8 posted 275 days ago
This will work GREAT as a bookcase – no need for bookends. I first thought the cats were cut out of wood and painted as decorations. I laughed when I read they are live. This is actually an immensely practical bookcase in addition to being extremely eye catching. great idea.
-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.
majuvla
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#9 posted 275 days ago
Awsome bookshelves. I t would look very nice whit books in it.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
Schimmel
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#10 posted 275 days ago
That is great, don’t show my wife or I’ll be making one.
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redryder
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#11 posted 275 days ago
What the heck?? I wanna see it with books in it. I’ve seen these angled book shelves and the function works great…..............
-- mike...............
rweitz
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#12 posted 275 days ago
Thanks for all the nice comments folks!
Hey Redryder,

the first pic linked shows some book on on it.
Like Kookaburra says no need for bookends. We both liked the nooks and crannies that come when you mirror a few sets of these so she can place some knicknacks as well.
Hopefully we’ll have one more pic to post when she gets it loaded up.
-- You cannot build a reputation on what you are going to do. - Henry Ford
OnlyJustME
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#13 posted 275 days ago
Really cool design. I like it a lot. The only thing i would add is some level pieces in between where the 2 shelves come together and create the narrow section. They can hold all the nic-naks without sliding off. You probably thought of that already. I’m gonna favorite this one for later reference a.k.a. to copy. Looks like a fun project. Any other tips besides the wixley?
-- In the end, when your life flashes before your eyes, will you like what you see?
CreativeUnit
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#14 posted 274 days ago
Hey Russ! Nice job on these. And I love not needing bookends! (Except for cats of course… )
Keep up the great work!
Your friend,
Jim
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