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I made this to fit in a corner of Barb’s little library in our basement.
I made this without a plan, & I don’t think it took me over 4 hours to complete it.
I purchased some MDF plastic clad oak pattern shelf boards,
& I had some old stair balusters from a dilapidated house that was raised.
I set them up in my lathe, & turned 3/4” tenons in the middle before I cut them in half.
I’ve started a Blog for this project.
-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
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joey
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posted 133 days ago
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,
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dlcarver
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posted 133 days ago
Nice job Dick…. with or without a plan. Thanks !
Dave
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CharlieM1958
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posted 133 days ago
Nice creative idea, Dick!
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Dusty56
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posted 133 days ago
great idea !!! I try to recycle as much as possible also !
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 132 days ago
Hi Dick;
Another great recycling project!
Lee
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sharad
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posted 115 days ago
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
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Dick Cain
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posted 115 days ago
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.
-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1