Bookcase

[Luckbox]

Do to our book collection growing the previous bookcase I had made has become too small so I have moved it upstairs and made this new bookcase to fit in the space. After taking all the measurements I came up with a nice simple design borrowing from a few different plans that I had seen. It is Oak plywood with a solid Red Oak face frame. The shelves are 3/4" Oak plywood with an inch band of solid Red Oak on the front. I made the top cove molding and the bottom molding out of solid Red Oak, then used early American stain and three coats of satin poly. I do have to say that this one turned out a lot nicer than the first I built 4 years ago, one of the big things I did was use a prestain. I am amazed at how much more consistent the color came out.

[pelligrini]

Nice job! I really do like the look of oak. The crown and the curved detail at the top is a nice touch.

Have you loaded up those shelves yet? I was wondering if you'll get any saging. They appear to be a little less than 48" long, which is pretty long for a shelf.

[leehljp]

WOW! I wish I had that kind of wood! Beautiful simple design and I really like it. Great grain effect.

I love making book cases and shelves and am always looking for ideas. I have two 3/4 sheets and 2 1/4 sheets of red oak plywood back in the States just waiting for me to make them into a book case. All I need are a few solid boards of red oak for edging and base and top.

That sure looks good.

[Ed62]

That looks nice. I really like the straight forward design.

Ed

[LCHIEN]

i like the curved detail and the crown. Looks great.

[chopnhack]

Luckbox, that came out really great. The miters are nice and tight, the staining looks uniform, outstanding workmanship. Good job!

[Pappy]

Ditto on the cove/crown and the curved top frame. Really sets the piece off.

[SHADOWFOX]

That's an awesome looking bookcase. Great job and thanks for sharing your finished work with us.

Kindest Regards,

[cwsmith]

Very nice indeed!

I love your design, and the execution is superb. I really appreciate your craftsmanship and your post.

Thanks,

CWS

[Black wallnut]

That looks great! I've not used a pre-stain on oak and have not seemed to need it however if that is working for you, and it appears that it is keep doing it. I may start myself, it seems it can only help! What brand of early american stain are you using?

[Bill in Buena Park]

Nice work Luckbox. I like the grain pattern in the ply, it has nice visual interest, and your finish is great. I've got a couple of these in my future, and appreciate the info on the pre-stain.

[Luckbox]

Thanks everyone. The stain was Minwax. I have not put any books on it yet, the shelves are about 40" so I am hoping that at 3/4" with an inch of hard across the front will keep them nice a strong. I had run some calculations with the sagulator and it looked that it fell within the target range.

[RAFlorida]

You did a great job making that bookcase!

As mentioned, I also like the grain pattern of that oak. And then the crown makes a strong statement with that pattern. You're going to have some happy books!

[Shep]

Very nice!