Built in Bookshelf

The Loft

Please ignore that ridiculous handrail and those spindled balusters.  They’re going soon.  They’re going next.  In fact, as soon as I hit ‘publish’ on this blog post I may start tearing them out.  In their background is the finished loft, all done now.  I just completed the built in bookshelf and all the finish trim that goes around it.

I made the bookshelf out of the leftovers from the kitchen cabinet project.  I literally had just enough to do all this.  My pile of leftover scrap could fit in a lunch bag.  That didn’t leave a lot of room for error, if I screwed something up (which never ever happens) I couldn’t re-make any piece.

Empty

The bookshelf it replaces was half its size, and not only that, this built-in is double sided!  It can store about four times as many books as the last one.  Maybe after this house is all done, I’ll have time to read books.  For now, I’ll just have to collect them.

Crazy Hinges

This isn’t really fine woodworking, though I used traditional joinery for the cabinet door and frame, and for the little end cap.  One of these days I’ll make a nice piece of furniture, but right now I’m in a hurry to get this stupid house done.  Check out those crazy hinges on the cabinet!  They’re pretty solid too, I’m quite happy with them.

Half Empty

The shelves look a little bare now, but trust me, this house abhors a vacuum.  They’ll get filled up soon.

The Mink

Haven’t posted a critter pic in a while, so here’s a mink at the beach.

3 thoughts on “Built in Bookshelf

    • If I replaced the handrail with two broomsticks joined by duct tape it would be an improvement.

  1. Looks good JEFF. Keep up the good work.Get finish then you can read..Ha.

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