David Eisan
05-07-2003, 10:42 AM
Hello everyone,
Here are some pictures of a walnut bookcase I just finished.
The first glueup,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/firstglueup.jpg
Only the two centre shelves are fixed, the top and bottom one can move up or down 1.5".
Note the little cardboard shims at the centre of the clamping cauls. This ensures a decent amount of clamping pressure at the centre of the joint to pull things tight. Otherwise you just have pressure at the edges and the centre never closes.
Gluing on the faceframe,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/ffclamps.jpg
The faceframe was done with (cough) pocket screws, and, well, one of the joints wasn't perfect. What happened was when I glued the faceframe to the carcass, a joint broke open, leaving a sliver of a crack that looked like crap. I took a little shaving with a handplane and slipped it into the crack. I had to make several attempts to get the correct shaving that filled the crack perfectly. I then set the shaving in place with a good douse of crazy glue. Once sanded, even I had trouble seeing where the crack used to be,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/fixingcrack.jpg
To glue on the lid of the bookcase I had to get out my *really* long clamps,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/bigclamps.jpg
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/bigclamps2.jpg
Rather that use a piece of, ack, 1/4" ply, or some other devils material for the back of the bookcase I used random width 3/8" vee-notched, shiplapped solid walnut. I didn't have enough clear board to run from top to bottom, so there is a break at the second shelf,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/caseback.jpg
The finish I used was 1:1:2:2 of tung oil, boiled linseed oil, poly and turps. Three coats brushed on, left 20 minutes and wiped off. Finished with a light rubbing out and waxing.
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/donerightside.jpg
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/donedetail1.jpg
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/donedetail2.jpg
Take care,
David.
Every neighbourhood has one, in mine, I'm him.
Here are some pictures of a walnut bookcase I just finished.
The first glueup,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/firstglueup.jpg
Only the two centre shelves are fixed, the top and bottom one can move up or down 1.5".
Note the little cardboard shims at the centre of the clamping cauls. This ensures a decent amount of clamping pressure at the centre of the joint to pull things tight. Otherwise you just have pressure at the edges and the centre never closes.
Gluing on the faceframe,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/ffclamps.jpg
The faceframe was done with (cough) pocket screws, and, well, one of the joints wasn't perfect. What happened was when I glued the faceframe to the carcass, a joint broke open, leaving a sliver of a crack that looked like crap. I took a little shaving with a handplane and slipped it into the crack. I had to make several attempts to get the correct shaving that filled the crack perfectly. I then set the shaving in place with a good douse of crazy glue. Once sanded, even I had trouble seeing where the crack used to be,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/fixingcrack.jpg
To glue on the lid of the bookcase I had to get out my *really* long clamps,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/bigclamps.jpg
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/bigclamps2.jpg
Rather that use a piece of, ack, 1/4" ply, or some other devils material for the back of the bookcase I used random width 3/8" vee-notched, shiplapped solid walnut. I didn't have enough clear board to run from top to bottom, so there is a break at the second shelf,
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/caseback.jpg
The finish I used was 1:1:2:2 of tung oil, boiled linseed oil, poly and turps. Three coats brushed on, left 20 minutes and wiped off. Finished with a light rubbing out and waxing.
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/donerightside.jpg
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/donedetail1.jpg
http://members.rogers.com/moreweb/images/donedetail2.jpg
Take care,
David.
Every neighbourhood has one, in mine, I'm him.