Family Room Bookshelf

June 21st, 2009 in The Gallery

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Almost done. All the woodworking is done. Shelves need to stained and varathaned to match the standards. Thirty shelves plus two spares for backup. (Someday Ill be perfect.)

Cleats were fastened to the wall to hold the standards.

740 holes to drill for the shelf pins. The Lee Valley shelf jig was a very good investment. Everything fit perfectly.

Almost done. All the woodworking is done. Shelves need to stained and varathaned to match the standards. Thirty shelves plus two spares for backup. (Someday I'll be perfect.)

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Shelves built from red oak 3/4" plywood and quarter sawn oak. I used brass plated shelf inserts with metal sleeves from Lee Valley. Each bay has a 10 watt halogen light which is controlled by a hidden rocker switch. While the woodworking is done for the shelves they need to be stained and varathaned to match the standards.

This is my first major furniture project and the online videos were very helpful to learn the skills I needed. The idea for the shelves came from a magazine article. I modified the design to meet our needs and added the lighting.

Design or Plan used: My own design

posted in: The Gallery, bookcase, built-in, red oak, polyurethane, shelf, halogen lights

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