maple-walnut bookcase

[bluedawg76]

Here is my new bookcase -walnut sides and maple shelves. It's about 48" high and 30" wide. The design was inspired by a bookcase plan I saw in fine woodworking. I'm not sure of the name of the joint for the shelves and sides -a housed lap joint? Sorry I forgot to snap a photo before I put it together.
The finish is garnet shellac on the walnut and blonde shellac on the maple followed by wipe-on poly for both. The final coat was wet sanded w/ 1000grit followed by steel wool and wax.

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[Charlie]

Very nice. I like the design.

 

[JCraig]

Nice!

 

[Joe Scharle]

Pretty piece :thumbs_up

 

[scsmith42]

Two thumbs up Sam!

 

[ScottM]

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[Jeff]

Nicely done. I'm curious about the joinery details for general knowledge. Have a sketch of sorts?

 

[LeftyTom]

The contrasting maple and walnut are outstanding, and the curve of the sides are a nice touch as well.

 

[bwat]

Nice change from the traditional design. The wood selection definitely aids the design appeal IMO. Thanks for sharing, nice work:icon_thum

 

[MarkE]

Very nice piece.

 

[bluedawg76]

Nicely done. I'm curious about the joinery details for general knowledge. Have a sketch of sorts?

Jeff,
Here's a sketchup of the joint from a couple of different angles. The side (1" thick) was dadoe'd on both sides appr. 1/4" deep. then I used a coping saw to remove the remaining wood from 1/2 the board's width (1.5" for the drawing, but 3" actual) and cleaned up with a chisel. For the shelf, this was dadoed completely through (1.5" on the drawing, but 3" for the actual bookcase shelf) about half the board width and straightened w/ a chisel. Certainly there are other ways to cut this joint, but repeatability was key! Final fit required a router plane. This is a very strong joint -good shelf support and absolutely no racking b/c of how the shelf is housed w/in the side -that's why there's no back needed for this design.


Sam

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[skeeter]

Nice design and execution. I really like the contrasting woods!

 

[merrill77]

Looks great!

I'm not sure of the name of the joint for the shelves and sides -a housed lap joint?

I was just looking that up last weekend - I think it's called a cross-lap.

 

[Gofor]

Also called a grooved deep halving joint.

Go

 

[bluedawg76]

I was just looking that up last weekend - I think it's called a cross-lap.

Also called a grooved deep halving joint.

Go

Thanks for the info!

 

[Joe Scharle]

Look familiar?

Fig. 350.—Notched Joint. Fig. 81.—Bridle Joint, open and closed.

 

[koslonc]

Looks great! I really like the contrast and the clean lines. Thanks also for describing the joinery used. I was going to ask if no one else did.

 

[MagGeorge]

The side view looks like a sailboat to me! Very creative.

 

[CrealBilly]

A Modern Day Artistic Flair - My vote is 3 hammers

 

[USMCSergeant]

Beautiful bookcase