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  1. 7th July 2012, 01:10 AM #1
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    Default First project - Bookcase WIP

    Making a bookcase for my son. My first project, with a circular saw, ROS, a borrowed router and a few clamps.

    1) Bringing the wood home - marri boards
    2) First two boards joined - acceptable result
    3) Cinder blocks keeping things flat
    4) Routing attempt
    5) Filling up saplines
    6) Side panels prefinished (3 coats of danish oil wet sanded to 400)
    7) Frame glued
    8) Back panel joined and sanded (left over blackbutt floorboards)
    9) More cinder blocks
    10) Base/moulding routed and glued
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  3. 7th July 2012, 01:12 AM #2
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    Lastly - one of the 'workshop' - such as it is!
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  4. 7th July 2012, 01:16 AM #3
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    Forgot this one - the carcass dry fit
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  5. 8th July 2012, 10:14 PM #4
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    Love that Marri, it makes for a good looking piece!!

    One cute little boy could be displayed in that!
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  6. 15th July 2012, 11:31 PM #5
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    Top doweled and glued on . . ready for finishing . .
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  7. 16th July 2012, 01:25 AM #6
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    Looking very nice, the finish will liven things up a bit.
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    A good edge takes a little sweat!!
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  8. 20th July 2012, 11:06 PM #7
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    Looking very nice.

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  9. 21st July 2012, 02:22 PM #8
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    All finished and installed. 400 wet and dry then 3 coats of SO, finishing off with some more SO and 0000 steel wool. Truly blown away with the steel wool finish.
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  10. 21st July 2012, 07:51 PM #9
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    Looks great,

    When I say that, I don't mean it looks great for a first project, I mean, IT LOOKS GREAT.

    The young bloke will get many years of use out of it & it may even inspir him to go out in the shed & help dad.

    Well done.

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  11. 22nd July 2012, 09:07 AM #10
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  12. 13th August 2012, 01:54 AM #11
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    Looks awesome. Very inspirational for someone like me who is thinking about getting into woodworking at the moment. Cool workshop - with a disco ball!

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  13. 13th August 2012, 10:17 AM #12
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    Thanks for all the support guys - James loves his bookcase - and has inspired me to move onto the next project - a jarrah hall table from a few jarrah door frames picked up from a skip bin 4 years ago and 'stored' in my veggie patch since. A quick pass with the circular saw along the face and some beautiful wood revealed beneath!
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  14. 13th August 2012, 10:40 PM #13
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    Are you going to do a work in progress for that one?
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  15. 13th August 2012, 11:50 PM #14
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    Nice bits of Marri Walab, and well stuck together.
    Just shows you dont need all the fancy gear available to make nice looking bits of furniture.
    Should last him for life
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    If you deal with the lowest bidder it is well to add something for the risk you run.
    And if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better"
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  16. 14th August 2012, 01:53 AM #15
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    Yep, sweet project, well done
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