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  1. 14th December 2010, 12:57 PM #1
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    Default Bedside Book Shelf

    Here's a little exercise that will hopefully keep me in a certain person's good books this Christmas.



    The shelves are Pacific Maple, the dowels are Tas Oak and the frame is a Tas Oak/Pine/Tas Oak sandwich, just using up a few odd ends around the workshop.

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  3. 14th December 2010, 04:27 PM #2
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    Nice work

    I really like the design.
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    That's a nice looking unit Burraboy.
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    Nice use of leftovers. That tas oak pine combo looks good.
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  7. 14th December 2010, 05:13 PM #6
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    Very nice, interesting design

    How do the shelves stay up?
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  8. 14th December 2010, 08:26 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by JillB View Post
    Very nice, interesting design

    How do the shelves stay up?
    My thoughts too. Nice shelves.
    I can see how the bottom one stays up.
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  9. 15th December 2010, 06:04 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by JillB View Post
    How do the shelves stay up?
    Friction, basically. I'll watch over time and perhaps put a pin thru the end grain of the shelf into the dowels but I don't think slippage will be a problem. The dowels are a very tight fit and it was a matter of knocking the shelves into position with a mallet. I think the tung oil finish will also help to glue them in place.
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    thanks Burraboy. Personally I would put a nail through the dowel and in to the shelf, using a nail gun angled underneath the shelf, where no one would see it

    Better to be sure than sorry later.

    Whole thing looks really neat, well done!
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    Some contrasting dowells/pins drilled through the end grain of the shelf and into the dowell would look good.
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    Nice job!
    Did you buff the tung oil? It loos like it has a really nice sheen to it.
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    I agree with everyone else, it does look good


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    Bet you'll get a few brownie points for that one! Nice job
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    Quote Originally Posted by petr06 View Post
    Did you buff the tung oil? It loos like it has a really nice sheen to it.
    No, nothing special, two coats and lots of sanding before and between.
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