Thank You Laser-Level Inventor!

[Scott Esbrook]

Hope you all don't mind this newbie showing off a little. My latest:

http://home.wideopenwest.com/%7Efirepower001/portfolio/images/bookshelves1.jpg

http://home.wideopenwest.com/%7Efirepower001/portfolio/images/bookshelves2.jpg

http://home.wideopenwest.com/%7Efirepower001/portfolio/images/bookshelves3.jpg

http://home.wideopenwest.com/%7Efirepower001/portfolio/images/bookshelves4.jpg

http://home.wideopenwest.com/%7Efirepower001/portfolio/images/bookshelves5.jpg

Constructed with doubled-up 3/4" oak veneer ply and solid oak for the front face.

Used a laser-level to draw lines for the front face, and boy did that come in handy. Without it, well I'd probably still be upstairs scribing the vertical panels to the wall. :eek:

[Bob Nieman]

As a fellow newbie, allow me to be the first to say that it looks great. I have built-in bookshelves in my future and the doubled plywood is a good idea--makes it nice and substantial.

I haven't ever tried a laser level, have you gotten a lot of use out of it?

Of course I'd have to level my house first....

[Jeff Pilcher]

Looks great Scott. Those angle cuts appear to match the ceiling perfectly.

What type of finish did you use?

[Scott Esbrook]

As a fellow newbie, allow me to be the first to say that it looks great. I have built-in bookshelves in my future and the doubled plywood is a good idea--makes it nice and substantial.

I haven't ever tried a laser level, have you gotten a lot of use out of it?

Of course I'd have to level my house first....

No, haven't gotten too much use out of it. First I borrowed one for another project, and then bought the one used for this project at Costco for about $60. It was junk. Although a good laser level shoots a line 360 degrees, this one had a dead spot so it only marked about 300 degrees. I used it anyway to mark the lines (you can still see them at the tops of the vertical panels) then returned it. But there are some projects (such as this one) where the aggravation you save by having this kind of seldom-used tool sure makes it easy to justify.

Thanks for the kind words Bob.

[Scott Esbrook]

Looks great Scott. Those angle cuts appear to match the ceiling perfectly.

What type of finish did you use?

Thanks Jeff. Finish is Minwax #209 Natural stain and 3 coats of Minwax satin spray-on poly. I spent today rubbing out the final coat with paste wax and 0000 steel wool, and I'm actually suprised at how much it shines--almost like a gloss finish. Fingers sure are sore though. :confused:

[Dale Thompson]

Scott,
You are hereby banished from the Creek because of my envy! :) How can a "newbie" produce shelves that look so perfect? :confused: Please be assured that a KGB investigation is already underway. You will be exposed if you are not the REAL creator! ;)

Great work, Scott. Welcome to the Creek even if you DO make an old guy look bad. ;) Thanks for the pics! They are GREAT!!

Dale T.