hi all,
i am working on a design that i will be building for a friend..
the friend wants something that resembles this:
BUT....
she wants it to have a 48" x 26"-27" footprint with 14" between shelves to show off wine bottles and books and such, she also wants it to be roughly 7' high...
i came up with this rough idea with the outer frames in oak and the shelf planks to be solid and either made out of oak, clear pine, or aspen(depending on $$, and preference).
the (nearly) vertical parts of the framework are going to be 1x4 while the upper horizontal will be 2-1/4" x 3/4" and the lower horizontal member will be 1x6 with an arch cut in to help with leveling..
SO HERES THE QUESTION:
would i be alright in using a doweled half-lap joint instead of miters for the "corners" of the frames??
would this be strong enough to support a good amount of weight being glued and pinned like that with 1/2" oak dowels?
has anyone here done this? am i crazy for thinking that it would work??
i think it would look pretty cool, im just not sure of the mechanics of the situation
thanks for reading so far..and thanks for any feedback/critique of the design.
-dan