'Creative Bookcases' Contest - Fine Woodworking

Ash and walnut book shelves

KenM, member | June 28th, 2009

Shelves are 6 ft. high by 2 1/2 ft. wide made of White Ash and Black Walnut. The finish is 3 coats of lacquer.

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Kibako

tomitadesigns, member | June 27th, 20091 comment

Kibako- Book display as sculpture. Bamboo and aluminum

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Bookcase No. 5

tioultimo, member | June 27th, 20093 comments

Bent lamination bookcase completed for an independent study while in college. A very fun piece to build.

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End of an Era

Red_F, member | June 26th, 200913 comments

Project made from MDF

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bookme

bakbook, member | June 26th, 2009

Okome vaneer,

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Book Shelf/cat ladder

bloomstreet, member | June 25th, 2009

This bookcase is a dual design. The owners of the house are cat lovers with 6 cats and they wanted the cats to have somewhere high to hang out. So we buit this shelf with an opening in...

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intersection

brandontkimble, member | June 25th, 20091 comment

Plywood construction, painted Ben Moore: Au Natural, boxes of different depths, heights, and lengths. bottom case is a hot water base board heater cover.

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Crazy Bookshelf

Evan007, member | June 25th, 200919 comments

7 foot diameter, solid Mahogany and mounted on a huge wall.

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Greek Columns and Soft Roman Arches

Tony_E, member | June 25th, 2009

This was my first bookcases/cabinet set. I know these aren't the best looking bookcases but we've been through alot together. I built them offsite in a storage unit a contractor hired. A 10 x 20...

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Built In

routerrat, member | June 25th, 20091 comment

I recently closed off an unused pass through door. Instead of simply sheetrocking the opening I decided to incorporate a built-in book shelf. Instead of books, it now holds all our DVD/CD's. You can...

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Oak and Walnut Book Shelf

d_h66010, member | June 25th, 2009

This is an Oak and Walnut Book Shelf that I made. The Oak was not as long as I wanted the bookcase to be tall so I spliced Walnut on with hand cut dove tails and made it taller. The base is walnut...

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Funky bookcase

Slamon, member | June 25th, 2009

For a friend that wanted 1) variable size cubby holes and 2) black. In this picture it's dusty and not shined up yet. She loves purple so I surprised her with the drawersnbsp...

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Floating Media Shelves

John_Barclay, member | June 25th, 20096 comments

My customer wanted shelves for cd and dvd media that would cantilever from the masonry wall. The budget was also limited. Hardware expense and installation time for placing the shelves...

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Built-in bookcases Boston

bostonbeaver, member | June 25th, 2009

I make cabinets and bookcases for a living. I love to design pieces to blend with origional detail or become the focus of a room.

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Scimitar Shelves

John_Barclay, member | June 25th, 20094 comments

My son lives in NYC and I live in North Carolina. When he asked if I might provide some bookshelves I determined that they must be "UPS-ship-able" flat... and they must be knockdown without...

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Bookcase and More

BilljustBill, member | June 25th, 20093 comments

Bookcase and More Built in two sections. The Writing Secretary has an inlayed, hand tooled leather writing surface. The letter compartments and drawers are delicate and curve...

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In the Shadows

teach2bld, member | June 25th, 2009

Shadowbox Books and more shelving

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Cantilevered Bookshelf

Red_F, member | June 24th, 20095 comments

This is my Cantilevered bookshelf. The design originated with the letter "F". The shelves are designed to wedge themselves at specific heights on the tapered 7' post. Each...

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Traditional style Oak cuboard

archerycueball, member | June 24th, 2009

This is a book case or dvd cuboard, The doors open on two sets of hinges ease access to the books and all the poece is made out of local welsh oak all sides are oak panels and the front has matching...

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Bookcase artwork, "Alledged Allegations."

Czappa, member | June 24th, 2009

This is a book case I built for an art piece about our legal system, called, "Alleged Allegations." It is made of plywood with oak veneer with a decrative edge applied. The legal books are bolted...

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Empire Bookcase

AlanBYoung, member | June 24th, 20092 comments

This is a rather bold and brassy piece. Literally. I designed and fabricated all the brass features and hardware on this bookcase except the door hinges and catches. These details include...

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Maple and Fir Bookcase

ajbergren, member | June 24th, 20093 comments

Bookmatched maple sides (12" deep by 46" high), maple shelves and shiplapped fir back. Overall dimensions are 12" depth, 28" wide, and 46" tall. A single fir board was cut for the back to ensure...

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Mission Style Media Bookcase

John42, member | June 24th, 2009

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bookcase for OED (Oxford English Dictionary)

dcwoodworking, member | June 24th, 20095 comments

This was a swiveling bookcase to hold 24 volumes OED along with atlas for an English Professor. The design was taken from the NY Public Library

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