Pitoon
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Here's a bookshelf i'm currently building, made with a good amount of scrap wood from the eco-center. Still have to finish up the custom rat tail hinges and then paint.
Getting there slowly, but surely! Pictures are taken as i progressed with the project.
Pitoon
I've neglected to take pictures in the beginning as i had so many other projects going on when i started this project. It's taken more than expected to complete this bookshelf, but i'm happy to say i'm sitting around 60% done. Made from mostly scrap wood picked up at our local recycle point. Just doing my duty and reclaiming the wood for another purpose. The bookshelf was inspired from one we found at a furniture shop. I told my wife and brother that i could make it......no plans just based off a picture he took and what pops up in my head.
....just started to pull the shelf out as i had just completed gluing up the back for it.
....the bookshelf out and getting ready to lay it on the floor to put in the back.
Half of the back glued up and ready to have the clamps removed.
The book shelf on the ground with both sides of the back ready to be joined with 13 #20 biscuits. Keep in mind that the entire back was glued up with a total of 22 slats rounded on each side and then glued up side by side with #20 biscuits. It took me about a week to do the glue up with sanding each section. But over all i think it makes the back look more authentic...being hand crafted and all.
The back is finally installed and the carcass is quite stable now and heavy as hell!!!! Still trying to figure out how i will bring it home....but will tackle that issue when i get there.
....another shot with the removable/adjustable shelves in place. Still need to complete the pace trim, crown molding, base board, and the doors for the lower section. Getting there slowly.....but i'm pretty sure it will be complete by the end of this month.
Face trim being glued up on the floor since it was to big for the glue up table.
Test fitting the face trim on the bookshelf, and it's a pretty good fit that didn't need much sanding.
Face trim and base board now on the bookshelf, holes filled and sanded down. Now need to finish up on the crown molding.
Another shot of the book shelf at an angle. it's coming along quite nicely.
Gluing up the rails and stiles on the doors.
Just a layout of the bottom door. A total of 5 pieces total of solid pine.
Here's the foam spacer i put in all the rails and stiles to keep the panel centered but also allowing it to float. This way there won't be any issues when the wood expands and contract due to the season changes in humidity.
Getting there slowly, but surely! Pictures are taken as i progressed with the project.
Pitoon
I've neglected to take pictures in the beginning as i had so many other projects going on when i started this project. It's taken more than expected to complete this bookshelf, but i'm happy to say i'm sitting around 60% done. Made from mostly scrap wood picked up at our local recycle point. Just doing my duty and reclaiming the wood for another purpose. The bookshelf was inspired from one we found at a furniture shop. I told my wife and brother that i could make it......no plans just based off a picture he took and what pops up in my head.
....just started to pull the shelf out as i had just completed gluing up the back for it.
....the bookshelf out and getting ready to lay it on the floor to put in the back.
Half of the back glued up and ready to have the clamps removed.
The book shelf on the ground with both sides of the back ready to be joined with 13 #20 biscuits. Keep in mind that the entire back was glued up with a total of 22 slats rounded on each side and then glued up side by side with #20 biscuits. It took me about a week to do the glue up with sanding each section. But over all i think it makes the back look more authentic...being hand crafted and all.
The back is finally installed and the carcass is quite stable now and heavy as hell!!!! Still trying to figure out how i will bring it home....but will tackle that issue when i get there.
....another shot with the removable/adjustable shelves in place. Still need to complete the pace trim, crown molding, base board, and the doors for the lower section. Getting there slowly.....but i'm pretty sure it will be complete by the end of this month.
Face trim being glued up on the floor since it was to big for the glue up table.
Test fitting the face trim on the bookshelf, and it's a pretty good fit that didn't need much sanding.
Face trim and base board now on the bookshelf, holes filled and sanded down. Now need to finish up on the crown molding.
Another shot of the book shelf at an angle. it's coming along quite nicely.
Gluing up the rails and stiles on the doors.
Just a layout of the bottom door. A total of 5 pieces total of solid pine.
Here's the foam spacer i put in all the rails and stiles to keep the panel centered but also allowing it to float. This way there won't be any issues when the wood expands and contract due to the season changes in humidity.
