Stickley Style Bookcase & Shaker Bench

Todd, very nice once again.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

I love the look of these – very very much.
The last pix—oh yah.. uh huh uh huh.. this has GOT to be sitting at my back door within the year. Oh yah.. LOVE it.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

great pieces. Keep posting, I’m hooked.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Todd. the bookcase really appeals to me. And Debbie is right, that last picture sets the scene perfectly. What a great touch you have, my friend!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hillsbiblechurch.org/

Another great project! I hope you’re able to keep a few of these pieces in your own home, and aren’t ending up like the proverbial cobblers children!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Uh, you can put those in the living room. Right over there by the couch.

They are very nice!

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

hey phil here,i made that same bookcase,I seen it in pop.wood.

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

Todd,

Don’t you just love the rich color of cherry? Looks great.

Are you using a Miller Dowel system there? Or are those plugs? If the former, care to write up a little bit on your use of it? I’ve always been tempted to use the system out, but never wanted to take the plunge until I heard more about it from someone who has used it (hopefully successfully).

-- Ethan, http://thekiltedwoodworker.com

I have made 2 of these and I did experiment with joinery a bit. I used the Miller Dowel system on one, I didn’t care for it much. I am not sure I trust it. The second one I used screws and capped them with maple plugs. That I trust. Of course I used them appropriate to the expansion of the wood. I am not opposed to the use of screws in my woodworking, just never sheetrock screws. They are crap.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Very nice, Todd. Like Scott said, I hope you get to make and keep some in your own home.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Todd why didnt you just dado it.I noticed you use a lot of screws and pocket screws instead of mortice and tenon or dados.Is there a reason for this or are you just not comfortable making them joints at this time.

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

A great job Todd. I like that look, and you did a nice job on the finish too.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com