| Project by Reifer | posted 537 days ago | 518 views | 2 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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Here’s the bookcase that has been five years in the making. This is my third “real” woodworking project. I’ll have to post the other two when I get the chance.
I have just finished the glue up and have taken the pipe clamps off. It was one of the bookcases in the bookcase challenge. It is made out of purple heart and maple. There were a lot of mistakes but I like the overall design. If I had to do it all over again I would make the purple heart at the front edge of the shelves wider to be even with the ripple of purple heart on the sides. I also need to buy more clamps. You can never have enough!
The shelves are routed in from the back. There are 4 coats of Arm-R-Seal high gloss on the fronts/tops and 3 on the backs/bottoms.
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Napaman
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posted 537 days ago
wow…looks great…i understand the sloooow wood working…either way the results are wonderful…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
GaryK
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posted 537 days ago
That’s very cool! I really like to way you stepped the top and bottom.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
trifern
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posted 536 days ago
Pretty piece.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Scott Bryan
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posted 531 days ago
I, too, like the stepped shelves. This is an innovative design and certainly adds to the visual interest of the piece as well. The finish looks pretty good too.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Bradford
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posted 512 days ago
Very nice, I like this design. I think it reveals an inner city skyline look. Something that would be in set of furniture, ie, table, chairs, etc.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.