Another Project Completed

[Tucker]

Made a book case for a friend.

Walnut w/ hardwax oil finish.
 

[JDBBQ]

Beautiful... nice work!

[Cheesehead_Griller]

Beautiful! 

[MacKenzie]

Lucky friend, I love walnut. It is beautiful and just wait for it mellow, it will only be more beautiful.  👍👍

[jonj]

Beautiful work. I especially like the attention to the grain patterns throughout the piece. Do I see a little craftsman mark above the top shelf in the upper right?

[Syzygies]

 

 

Beautiful!

Back in the shallow end of the swimming pool, I'm also fond of guerrilla woodworking. At our daughter's previous house in Salem, Oregon, working outside in her carport next to pouring rain with minimal tools, watching the wood warp in real time as I worked. I rejected dado cut joints in favor of explicit shelf supports I could clamp the shelves onto, taking out cupping as I screwed them in. Back went on last. Serviceable, and they made the move to her new house in Arizona.

Edited September 13, 2024 by Syzygies

[MacKenzie]

I bet she will be thrilled with those beauties. 

[Tyrus]

Nice piece Tucker, your friend has a treasure. You too Syzygies, constantly measuring for distance always pays off in the final product,,good job.

[Tucker]

On 9/13/2024 at 9:57 AM, jonj said:

Beautiful work. I especially like the attention to the grain patterns throughout the piece. Do I see a little craftsman mark above the top shelf in the upper right?

Yes, a gift from another friend on my 60th.

[Tucker]

After having completed the bookcase, I was asked to create a small 'china' cabinet to fit a specific space and need.

It is 49" tall.

Made of ash, except the drawer bottoms. Crafted the wine glass rack as well.

Stained it walnut, left the interior natural intentionally.

 

[Tyrus]

Very nice Tucker and a good size [Goldilocks] too. Excuse the critique but just under the glasses you have some empty space, will you stand or lay down bottles there?  Recently my Dewalt miter perished as well as my Rigid planer and they don't service them any more because they don't make parts. So I replaced them with the 10 Bosch with the articulating arm and the Find buy tools helical cutterhead planer. The planer with that head leaves a finish 220 sandpaper would leave. Hope your enjoying the shop you made, well obviously you are. Cheers

[Tucker]

Tyrus - yes, the upper cabinet is meant for the wine glasses and large tea/water glasses to stand below them, forgot to mention that detail, thanks for asking.

I am looking at replacing the straight blades in my dewalt planer versus buy new, no decision yet.