QSRO Bookcase

[Jeff]

Almost finished with a very gratifying project. I was able to help Jeff Mills and Jim (insteadof) saw up this wood late last summer. Thanks to Scott for the kiln drying as well. Interesting to see a round log turn into a piece of finished furniture. :icon_cheers

Still have some finish work to do, but overall I'm real pleased. Did a little experimenting with cloud lifts (homemade MDF templates) and making my own molding with a hand held router. It's not CNC routing, but it'll do for me (read, my signature variations in patterns). Will try some Konig wax sticks to disguise some of my sloppy joinery & some Black Bison neutral paste wax to finish. ccasion1

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[Ken Massingale]

That's really a nice piece, Jeff. You should be proud. I especially like that you left the knots, for me that keeps the true character of the tree.
ken

 

[CaptnA]

Will almost be a shame to put books on that!
Beautiful wood.
Nicely done

 

[Jeff]

Ken, thanks for your kind comments.

The knots were an experiment for me and I wanted to keep them if possible.
A little Loc-Tite 60 minute epoxy with a drop or two of Zar "Rosewood" stain and at least 24 hours or more to cure. A card scraper does a nice job cleaning up the high spots. I like their character.

I had another piece of scrap cutoff that was intended for the bottom front that had two knots and its own little "knot" cloud rise in the center, but it ended up being too short to make the miter cuts. Could've made the case a little narrower to accommodate that deficiency because I really liked it, but it was too late. It's now a router template! :BangHead:

 

[Jeff]

Will almost be a shame to put books on that!
Beautiful wood.
Nicely done

I'm trying to convince the LOML who likes to "save" everything! What better place to save them than stuffed between books and photo albums in a bookcase? ccasion1

 

[TracyP]

Really nice looking bookcase!!

 

[Mike Davis]

I really like the book matched back.

 

[sawduster]

Nicely done ! :eusa_clap :icon_thum

 

[Jeff]

I really like the book matched back.

That was pure luck, but a $ issue. QSRO 1/4" ply was $21/sheet more expensive. Unfortunately by the time it's filled with books who'll know.

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