Finished my cherry bookcase. 1.5 months of work (took longer than anticipated).
Comments critiques welcomed.
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(Part 6 of build):
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Cherry Bookcase
Jun 25, 2011
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be even more spectacular.
Well done!
GarageWoodworks wrote the following:
If I can say it, it looks pretty, :-)
adjustment would be less noticeable if they were in the sides of the rear supports rather than the front. On the other hand, you could use those purdy little brass cups and use it as an accent feature. Once the unit is full of stuff, it will probably not even be noticed ... it only stands out when empty.
Oh ... BTW ... NICE JOB !!!
Thanks Karl!
months of work (took longer than
Thank you!
My wife actually came up with the same 'criticism' after I made the holes . I might implement that suggestion next time. Thanks for looking!
Two things though that I consider to be over kill and one item that I would have changed.
- No need to glue and screw the bottom shelf in, one or the other is enough.
- The molding around the bottom shelf draws your eye away from the rest of the unit and kinda sorta looks unfinished with the abrupt stop at the front, too busy for an other wise elegantly simple shelf unit.
- I would have placed the back shelf adjustment holes parallel with the back/front so that they would be less noticeable.
Other than that the unit looks well balanced in stock sizing and the wood looks great, better yet in a couple of years.
Thank you!
On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:57:00 -0700 (PDT), GarageWoodworks
build like that. Nice clean lines, destined to be an heirloom.
GarageWoodworks wrote in news:8376e1ff-cdd4- snipped-for-privacy@u28g2000yqf.googlegroups.com:
NICE!!
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------------------------------- Neat
Lew
----------------------------- Refrigerator white maybe?
Lew
is always the best.
"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:4e06ac57$0$32198 $c3e8da3$ snipped-for-privacy@news.astraweb.com:
How about painting it to look like wood?
I know it sounds stupid, but people have done it!
Puckdropper
Thanks Leon. I agree with you with the back shelf adjustment holes. My wife suggested that AFTER I made the holes. :)
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