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Beautiful joinery on a fine Cherry shelf Courtney!
 

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Really like the clean design, beauty in simplicity. How do you finish your cherry?
 

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Beautiful piece! I do have a question about the tails vs pins though. The top should be the pin board and the sides should be the tails. Reason being, is if you hung this piece on the wall, the bottom shelf could fall off (without sufficient glue) if added too much weight since the strength of the case is side to side base on your orientation. Just a thought for future builds that will require more strength than this wonderful case.
 

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Very very nice great job.
 

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I love the joinery and very unique. Will definitely consider this design if I ever get around to building one. Thanks for sharing.
 

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very nice work, looks great!
 

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Courtney, what a beautiful case. I really love the look of the cherry and your design. What a wonderful finish, looks great. Thanks for posting. Added to favorites.
 

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Amazing work Courtney !.....Nice to see you back posting your work on LJ's.
 

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Nice looking case. The dovetail work looks great and the pinned tenons are a nice design feature.
 

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Still building in the living room eh? ;-0

NICE wall unit!
 

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That looks awesome! There's nothing wrong with overbuilt. That means it will last generations to be passed down. Under built is usually the problem. Haha! No one ever said, "I wish they wouldn't have overbuilt this bridge like they did." Great work!
 

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Great looking cabinet/shelf.
With dove tails and the shelf pins, you are showing your true talents … and craftsmanship … kudos.
 

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Love the tight joints, and super accuracy all around.
 

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Wow, that is awesome, LOVE the jointery. Great job
 

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Great looking DVD shelf! Nothing wrong with over-built!
 

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Thanks, everyone, for your comments. Rxmpo, that's a very good point about pins and tails. I'll keep that in mind for the future. I finished this with 100% Pure ting oil. After I gave that a good month to cure, I put a couple coats of food grade flax seed oil (sounds strange but I use it for bowls and spoons). It's very forgiving stuff and really adds a nice even glow.
 
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