a while ago i posted to get advice about a modern looking book case that had metal supports. I decided that it was too complicated and instead decided on something that was all wood and didn't have the supports taking up space in the storage area.
so, went to google images and liked this look: http://www.northeastfactorydirect.com/Item.aspx?ItemID=-1466809951&ItemNum=800307
I did all the glue ups using dominoes, using cherry for the bigger pieces and maple for the smaller connective layers. There was not enough contrast between the two woods so i decided to use walnut for the smaller pieces.
This is a picture of the pieces, unfinished, balancing on one another-i was happy it would stay together without tipping over. The next step was gluing the 6 pieces together. i could use some feedback on the best process to glue the different pieces together, as i ended up having to clean up glue in tight spaces and it wasn't ideal. maybe i should have used the smallest setting on cutting the dominos and not used much if any glue but was worried that i needed a little margin for error.
i hurried and put a domino through one of the boards so had to change the orientation so it would be hidden. that was a bummer because i had spent a lot of time determining what boards i wanted to highlight and now i had to choose between showing the most figure or hiding the mistake. because i think i appreciate the figure but many others probably would notice the mistake more than the figure, i hid the mistake (also saved me a constant reminder of the mistake).
my other error was using the ROS to try to clean up the glue, because of my impatience. that led to not perfect joints but you have to be looking for it to see it.
in general am very happy but realized that the modern clean look is not the easiest to do because there is nowhere to hid the mistakes.
finished it with 5-6 coats of waterlox
so, went to google images and liked this look: http://www.northeastfactorydirect.com/Item.aspx?ItemID=-1466809951&ItemNum=800307
I did all the glue ups using dominoes, using cherry for the bigger pieces and maple for the smaller connective layers. There was not enough contrast between the two woods so i decided to use walnut for the smaller pieces.
This is a picture of the pieces, unfinished, balancing on one another-i was happy it would stay together without tipping over. The next step was gluing the 6 pieces together. i could use some feedback on the best process to glue the different pieces together, as i ended up having to clean up glue in tight spaces and it wasn't ideal. maybe i should have used the smallest setting on cutting the dominos and not used much if any glue but was worried that i needed a little margin for error.
i hurried and put a domino through one of the boards so had to change the orientation so it would be hidden. that was a bummer because i had spent a lot of time determining what boards i wanted to highlight and now i had to choose between showing the most figure or hiding the mistake. because i think i appreciate the figure but many others probably would notice the mistake more than the figure, i hid the mistake (also saved me a constant reminder of the mistake).
my other error was using the ROS to try to clean up the glue, because of my impatience. that led to not perfect joints but you have to be looking for it to see it.
in general am very happy but realized that the modern clean look is not the easiest to do because there is nowhere to hid the mistakes.
finished it with 5-6 coats of waterlox
