Bookcase, recycling Old stair balusters.

Nice job, I always hated throwing away the left over balustrades and newel post when I did a stair rail, so I always was making things out of them,

-- Joey~~Sabina, Ohio http://sleepydogwoodworking.blogspot.com/

Nice job Dick…. with or without a plan. Thanks !

Dave

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

Nice creative idea, Dick!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

great idea !!! I try to recycle as much as possible also !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Hi Dick;

Another great recycling project!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

You have made a very nice bookcase to put in a corner. Storage space is plenty. The use of leftover stair balusters has given it a different look. Is each baluster holding the top three shelves a one piece? If yes, how have you put them through the center shelf unless the top of the baluster is detachable? Same question about the bottom balusters. I liked the idea of making a plan.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Hi Sharad,

I turned a 3/4” diameter tenon with my lathe on each end of the balusters, also a tenon in the middle, then I cut

them in half, so each piece is 11” long, shoulder to shoulder with a short 3/4” diameter tenon on each end.

then the shelves are drilled for the tenons.

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