Latest project...cherry shelf

[Michael Donahue]

Hey folks! I finished this up about a week ago so I thought I'd share some pics. I was pleasantly surprised with how it ended up working out! :D

I built this for my aunt who makes jewelery. She keeps her beads in small, translucent 35mm film canisters and she wanted a shelf that would accommodate these. She wanted something with clean, simple lines to work with her style. It's made of cherry with a plywood back and finished with a few coats of danish oil. I put dadoes in the sides to hold the shelves, which are removable to allow for some reconfiguring down the road.

Cherry is such a joy to work with! I hadn't used it much before this project but I can see why so many people love using it. And the danish oil really made the subtle curl pop (at least when you see it in person!).

Thanks for looking.

[John Keeton]

Nicely done! I assume you cut the dadoes in a wide piece, and then ripped to size for the side and middle?

[John Thompson]

Nicely done and certainly looks like it would fit the function you mentioned. I have a similar task ahead as my wife crochets baby outfits.. blankets.. etc and sells on-line for high end baby showers. She has tons of what she calls scans of yarn that requires a way of organizing them or they take on the look of a lazy man's garage. :)

Sarge..