A bookcase for Bonnie (SWMBO)

[barkwindjammer]

Tongue and groove panel would have been an aesthetic preference,
The comment about stopped housings refers to the tiny chamfer detail on the front, the shelves are set into housing joints which run from front to back.

 

[Flossie]

Aahhhhhhhh, I didn't fully understand what a chamfer was and I hadn't seen it, and I can see now that the wrap around shelves cover it. I rather like the chamfer aesthetic and I have just read that the ends of a chamfer is called a lark's tongue, which makes it even more appealing.

And as for the planking thing, then there is some sort of aesthetic consensus that a bare featureless panel is inferior to planking.

 

[barkwindjammer]

I didn't know it was called a larks tongue, you learn something new every day !

 

[Flossie]

The final rich and deep colour of the bookcase is excellent considering it is made of a not very appealing pine wood.

 

[barkwindjammer]

And as for the planking thing, then there is some sort of aesthetic consensus that a bare featureless panel is inferior to planking.

not a consensus as such-different eyes like different looks, the ply panel set into the groove/rebate all around the case made it very strong, I had it dry assembled and I swear I could have loaded it with books without it falling apart.

 

[barkwindjammer]

The case in your pic is stunning, I wish I had seen that before I made mine. Pine laminate board is cheap and versatile, I was told if I could work with pine it would serve well when moving onto hard woods, you just have to go easy with it and sharp tools are a must.

The saw board I and Mark Aspin mention is like a bigger version of that dado jig in the video-they work really well.

 

[Benchwayze]

Nice job..

I am another who would have stopped the shelves short of the side moulding.
I don't know about leaving the wood 'au naturale', but staining doesn't work well on this sort of pine. This laminated board does turn slightly darker with age, so I might have sealed in that aged colour in with rubbing varnish.

But yes a nice bookcase. Good stuff BWJ

John

PS. I wouldn't call this laminated pine cheap. I just spent £54.00 on the stuff to make four DVD storage boxes. I could have bought them from Ikea, made from the same stuff for half that. But then, the design such as it is, will be mine-own!
J

 

[davic]

I have just stumbled on this. I read like the plinth