Cherry Bookcase

[GarageWoodworks]

Thank you. (my last post never showed up, so if this is posted again

- sorry).

[Leon]

After about 200 completed pieces you start to remember this stuff. ;~)

[GarageWoodworks]

Photos:

>>> Video (Part 6 of build):> That's some of the nicer figured cherry I have seen lately.

Thank you sir!

[Steve]

Thanks for the videos. In watching them, I found an answer to something puzzling me about a current project. Of course, I can no longer remember what that answer was -- but let's hope I internalized it and will incorporate said solution...

What is the trade name of the wax resist you used to minimize glue clean up?

Lovely case, and the best use of exercise equipment, too!

[GarageWoodworks]

It's Waxilit sold by LeeValley

> Lovely case, and the best use of exercise equipment, too!

Yes indeed. The most action it's seen in months.

>

[Morgans]

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Lew _________________________________________________

You know, I just thought of a way to get over the holes being on the wrong side of the back support.

Get a piece of hardwood, at least 6/4 stock, and use a drill press to drill a set of holes, just like the pattern on it now. Use a couple screws or stiff legs to secure the new pattern piece on the side of the support, where you want the new holes to be. Get one of those flexible screw bit holder shafts, you know the ones made out of a covered spring, of sorts, and put a hex shaft end drill bit in it, and drill your new holes. Rough up the side with the old holes, and cut and sand one side of a super thin piece of cherry, and use it as veneer to cover the wrong holes.

Might be a bit of work, but it could well be worth it to the OP.

-- Jim in NC

[SonomaProducts.com]

an innovator.

Cool video.

- You can create a (disposable) zero clearance base for the bandsaw pretty easily to kill backside chip out.

- Not sure I like either way you leveled the hard edge on the shelf. On the router table a standing piece like that is not fun, safe or accurate per se without some jig setup. The face milling concept with the handheld is also a little iffy. I use a precise setup with feathers to cut kerfs in the ply and use splines. Then they are close enough to one side that you can just sand them, leaving the underside strong.

- The notching on the table saw again was kind of cowboy. You really should have some better setup, maybe a sled. I can tell lots of ways that ends badly and if you are making videos you may have some liability.

- I didn't see any thought given to expansion at the bottom. You "may" learn that you needed some over the years

- Nice )safe" jig for cutting the modling miters.

[SonomaProducts.com]

[Not sure why my first post didn't show. I apologize if it is a repeat]

Beautiful work. Some non-standard detaails but that shows you ar an innovator.

Critique:

1. Hint: You can easily make a temporary zero clearance for the bandsaw to stop backside chip out.
2. The two ways you leveled the hard edgeband were neither my favorite. - On router table kind of dangerous and inaccurate doing tall pieces like that without an additional fixture - Flat fly cutter method is not great, just too easy to gouge out and just not typical wood practice - I use slots and splines. Do a tightly controlled (feather boards) to make the slots indexed to the top face. Then splines. You can just sand the top and leave the bottom proud
3. Notching on the table saw like that, tall piece on miter gague, even with an extended fence is kind of cowboy. Lots of really bad things can happen. If you are making videos you need to consider your liability and that is not super safe, moving that fast with no secondary method of keeping that board from falling forward or kicking up/back except your (flesh hands) which could be easily followed by your (flesh) face, etc.
4. Good practice to allow for expansion on the top but what about the bottom shelf? It could expand and cause problems in a few seasons. Hopefully it will just pop off your cute molding, but maybe this is a case for a few brads to keep them in place, although that could be the least of your worries.
5. Excellent fixture/sled for mitering the moldings and the pencil with the non-slip erase is an excellent little innovation.

[FrozenNorth]

I have seen reports that Google Groups has been having issues the last bit, for some people.

[Robatoy]

It's been a clusterfark.

[GarageWoodworks]

I actually don't have a problem with the holes. They would still be visible from the side.

[GarageWoodworks]

Liability? You don't watch much TV do you? :)