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My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - Dumb_Polack - 02-27-2022 Here it is. (It was a bit of a rush job as I need to be in Philly on Wed so I'll swing down to DC on Wed evening. I didn't "do the math" on when I needed to be in Philly for work so that made me work faster than I normally do. I just put the last coat of finish on it this AM). It is solid cherry and all the supports are dovetailed into the horizontal boards. I didn't want any mechanical fasteners, but a few of the DTs were a little loose so I drove a screw up through the underside into the center of the vertical support, to allow for expansion/contraction. Unless you lie on the floor, you won't see the screws. It measures approx 5 ft long by 38" (ish) high. The finish is Watco's Danish Oil (Natural) followed by 3 coats of oil-based semi-gloss poly. RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - Bill Holt - 02-27-2022 That really looks nice. That is a lot of looooong dove tails. RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - Dumb_Polack - 02-27-2022 (02-27-2022, 04:58 PM)Bill Holt Wrote: That really looks nice. They sure were!! I built a little jig that held the board flat to the RH side of my tablesaw. The 1st pass was with a straight bit. IIRC correctly, I ran the straight bit 2X. The last pass was with the DT bit. RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - fredhargis - 02-28-2022 (02-27-2022, 05:30 PM)Dumb_Polack Wrote: They sure were!! That's a good way to do it (straight bit to plow the groove), and I agree that was a lot of DT slots to cut. Turned out really nice. RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - Willyou - 02-28-2022 Nice job. I know if I tried to do something that fast, I would screw it up for sure. I like the combo of danish oil and poly on cherry. The oil really pops the grain and it tends to reduce splotchyness. RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - R Clark - 02-28-2022 Tip o' the cap to you on those dovetails. It's one thing to cut a dove tail groove, and a little bit different to get it straight dead-on at 90. It's a whole 'nuther ball game to get that many going right. Congratulations! RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - Tapper - 03-03-2022 Very nice, indeed! I'm certain she will treasure it always. Great job on the dovetails. As previously said, you deserve kudos for tackling that many sliding dovetails. Doug RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - wood-chips - 03-05-2022 Nice job, that will last her a lifetime. RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - hcbph - 03-06-2022 (03-05-2022, 06:22 PM)wood-chips Wrote: Nice job, that will last her a lifetime. What he said. RE: My latest project...low bookcase for our oldest daughter in DC - Dumb_Polack - 03-07-2022 Here it is in her apartment, all loaded up |