whole wall bookshelf

[Col]

Nearly there. A bit more finishing to go ...

Very pleased with the way the finish goes with our other furniture in the room.
There's a very large area to finish, and one problem I did have early on was trying to do too much in one go, rather than finishing a layer on a smaller section at a time.

 

[Col]

Now complete and loaded with room for expansion (though a couple of metres of books did go to the charity shop as well!)

Next project a single bed base ...

 

[AndyT]

Very nice! And quite quick too. But I can't see any woodworking books...

 

[Col]

Very nice! And quite quick too. But I can't see any woodworking books...

Thank-you and well spotted - they're actually in another bookcase that is right beside my computer desk (in the same room) that I can reach without getting up.

 

[Col]

...one final question for thoughts on flatness versus smoothness.

This project is just a load of 'flat looking' surfaces but actually there are several places where I sanded out tears from my poor planing etc. The final surface is smooth but not flat - I can feel it but not see it. It's probably possible to set up the lighting so that it shows but on this project it doesn't really seem to impact the end result.

But there must be other types of projects where flatness becomes more important?

 

[Setch]

That looks absolutely smashing, well done!

 

[DTR]

Brilliant =D>