| Project by Wade Putnam | posted 417 days ago | 802 views | 4 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
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This is the project that got me to set up my shop.
As a contractor I built our home about eight years ago, and had received a bid for $10,000 to build the
bookcases for my office.
I decided I could buy the tools necessary and the lumber for less money and still have the tools for future projects, so I started with a Jet table saw, a jointer, dust collector and a bunch of cherry lumber.
Plus I got the satisfaction of doing it myself.
-- Wade, Nashville, www.casetn.com
13 comments so far
ryno
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posted 417 days ago
Very nice work.. being able to tell people that you made it is half the enjoyment.
-- It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
Scott Bryan
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posted 417 days ago
These bookcases are simply beautiful. These would be a compliment to any home’s decor.
Well done!!!
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
brianinpa
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posted 417 days ago
Very very nice! That looks like it was a lot of fun.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
Napaman
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posted 417 days ago
hey…thats how I got started back in woodworkking!!! when my wife wanted outdoor furniture i said—-let me buy that much in tools and I will build it…well…i got the tools…but the furniture is in progress…
GReat book case…i love the wood…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
trifern
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posted 417 days ago
Beautiful wall of bookcases. Thanks for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
lightweightladyleftie
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posted 417 days ago
Very nice indeed!
-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
ND2ELK
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posted 417 days ago
Great looking bookcase unit. You did a beautiful job on it. Looks like you should do more of the same type of work. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
Cov
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posted 416 days ago
Nice – your comment about the purchase of your tools is inline with the way I got started too. Great work!
-- Cov, Loomis, CA, http://www.covingtonwoodworks.com
hasbeen99
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posted 415 days ago
A very, VERY, nice project. That case would be the envy of any private library or upscale law firm. Excellent work!
-- "The only thing that counts is faith, expressing itself in love." --Galatians 5:6
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 380 days ago
Thats a beautiful wall of bookcases.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
beefonrocks
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posted 166 days ago
Very nice.
-- Don, Flower Mound, TX
a1Jim
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posted 165 days ago
Hey Wade
very nice looking book shelves. That’s pretty much how I bought my first shop tools I’m a 20 year contractor.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Wade Putnam
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posted 164 days ago
Thanks for all the kind words!
Remember, every new project is an excuse for a new tool!
-- Wade, Nashville, www.casetn.com