First Project.. Barrister Bookcase Unit

[Tommy Emmons]

This is my first project and many thanks are due to the folks on this board for their help and advise. Thank you.

The unit is 8 feet high and 6 feet wide, give or take an inch. The wood is red oak and was stained and top coated with poly. The glass is 1/8 inch thick. I don't have any plans. I just designed it in my mind and wrote most of the dimensions down on my phenolic topped assembly table. White phenolic makes a good scratch pad.

[everett lowell]

wow Tommy, thats pretty impresive for a first project! nice work!

[glenn bradley]

Lookin' good! Did you etch the glass or have it done. I'm assuming you're a Texas boy(?).

[Tommy Emmons]

Special thanks to you Glenn for the heads up on Vandykes for the antique brass knobs.

The glass is not acutally etched. There is a graphics place, here in Salado, that is owned by the same family that cut and installed the glass. The lady makes decals from a vinyl that looks like etched glass. It is applied to the inside of the glass. You can not tell the difference unless you feel the inside surface. I thought about etching, but if I ever sell the house, the buyers might not be as big a UT fan as I am. Heaven forbid, the might even be an aggie. All the glass installed and the decal was less than $40.

[Don Bullock]

Hook 'em horns!!!! That's a beautiful bookcase unit. Congratulations on a super job. Now, you wouldn't really sell your house to an Aggie, would you?

[Jim Becker]

Great job, Tommy. A VERY impressive "first project". In fact, it would be impressive if it was your hundreth. Beautiful work!

[John Huber]

Tommy,

A really fine piece of furniture! Why don't you bring a photo to the next FWW meeting?

[Lori Kleinberg]

Impressive cabinet. Thanks for the pics. Keep up the good work.

[Corey Hallagan]

What a beautiful first project, beats the heck out of my first project... a clock!

Corey

[John Michaels]

You did a wonderful job staining that oak. It has a beautiful color.
Very nice work for a first project.

[Paul Johnstone]

What a beautiful first project, beats the heck out of my first project... a clock!

Corey

My first project was a shop base cabinent to go the left of the tablesaw.
Let's just say it's functional, but it's ugly as sin. I made so many mistakes on it, that it looks comical. My friends laugh at it.

[Stan Tillinghast]

I think I need a good 10 years of trying before I post my "first" project.
Terrific looking bookcase!

[Tommy Emmons]

This was not a choice for the first poject. SWMBO told me that we needed a bookcase and some storage for my study. I have a bunch of books and they are still in boxes in the garage. Hence, momma's car sits outside. If momma aint happy, aint nobody happy.

[John Michaels]

Do the glass doors stay open when lifted up?

[Tommy Emmons]

Yes, the glass doors stay up when opened. There is a 3/8" dado in the vertical sides. When the door is opened and pushed back along the dado, there is a dowel that is at the front of the dado and about 1/2" below the dado. The door rests upon the dowel.