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  • kevincan
    Established Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 181
    • Central Illinois
    • Craftsman 21829
    #1

    Shelf Towel Rack

    This is a shelf/towel rack that I made for my bathroom. This is featured in the current Wood magazine. It is made of red oak and finished with Minwax Ipswich pine with wipe on poly on top. I changed the size to fit an area in the bathroom.

    The back called for 1/4" hardwood or beadboard. I used my bandsaw to resaw some 3/4" oak for the back. This was a first for me and it worked out pretty good.

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    • Richard in Smithville
      Veteran Member
      • Oct 2006
      • 3014
      • On the TARDIS
      • BT 3100
      #2
      That looks really nice Kevincan. I've been thinking of something similar for home.
      From the "deep south" part of Canada

      Richard in Smithville

      http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/

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        • drillman88
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2007
          • 572
          • Southeast
          • Delta Platinum Edition Contractor Saw
          #3
          It turned out great, and looks like a very rewarding and useful project.
          I think therefore I .....awwww where is that remote.

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            • lrogers
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              • Dec 2002
              • 3853
              • Mobile, AL. USA.
              • BT3000
              #4
              Very nice. I really like your chice of stain.
              Larry R. Rogers
              The Samurai Wood Butcher
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              http://community.webshots.com/user/splash54

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                • kevincan
                  Established Member
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 181
                  • Central Illinois
                  • Craftsman 21829
                  #5
                  Thanks everyone.

                  I chose that stain color because I had a 1/2 can of it and it is pretty close to the stain on the cabinets in the room. I tried a few samples and also had some color charts but in the end I went cheap and used what I had on hand.

                  The wood came from my local Habitat Restore. Every now and then I find a piece or 2 of oak. I think I paid more for the oak dowel rods than the wood in this project.

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                    • Uncle Cracker
                      The Full Monte
                      • May 2007
                      • 7091
                      • Sunshine State
                      • BT3000
                      #6
                      Nicely done... You'll be surprised when you see how much time you'll spend staring at it...

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                        • ironhat
                          Veteran Member
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 2553
                          • Chambersburg, PA (South-central).
                          • Ridgid 3650 (can I still play here?)
                          #7
                          Originally posted by kevincan
                          Thanks everyone.

                          I chose that stain color because I had a 1/2 can of it and it is pretty close to the stain on the cabinets in the room. I tried a few samples and also had some color charts but in the end I went cheap and used what I had on hand.

                          The wood came from my local Habitat Restore. Every now and then I find a piece or 2 of oak. I think I paid more for the oak dowel rods than the wood in this project.

                          Ahhh, resourcefulness (aka, cheap)! I have gotten myself into some trouble trying this tactic. Obviously, yours worked out for the (very) best!
                          Blessings,
                          Chiz

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                            • John Hunter
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                              • Dec 2004
                              • 2034
                              • Lake Station, IN, USA.
                              • BT3000 & BT3100
                              #8
                              Very nice.
                              John Hunter

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                                • cabinetman
                                  Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                                  • Jun 2006
                                  • 15216
                                  • So. Florida
                                  • Delta
                                  #9
                                  Nice work. It looks perfect for the area. The pattern you created with the back is pretty cool. Hey...can you do pull ups with it?
                                  .

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                                    • SARGE..g-47
                                      #10
                                      It's simple.. it's clean.. it's functionable but... you took simple up a notch by doing the re-saw which created the book-matched back panel. You could have used the radially cut ply but it would taken away from the clean design with it's radical pattern. The book-match is the icing on the cake on this piece and you get my kudo's for going that route...

                                      Well done...

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