First project from the new shop!

[John Canfield]

For an example, the bookcase side to top joint consisted of a rabbit on each surface (for a large glue surface.) I wanted the rabbit to be 1/2 of the width of the ply and that dimension deep. It's sort of hard to explain without drawing it on a piece of paper.

I cut the parts to size and then cut the rabbits and it was important the depth and width were exact. There is undoubtedly a more efficient way of doing what I did, so that is something I need to explore.

-=John=-

[Ron Bontz]

Very nice. I like the 2 tone.

[Jerome Hanby]

I second the two tone, I love the contrast. Great job!

If you don't mind, though, I wont let my wife see it. Might give her ideas! She's already killing me by watching the DIY network

[Brian Kerley]

Quick note on the plywood thing. One of my suppliers over the weekend mentioned that there are like 1300 plywood making facilities in china, but only a half-dozen or so make decent stuff. He showed me some stuff he just got in, and I must say it was real nice. The cherry veneer was about 1/8" thick on both sides. Don't have to worry about sanding through that.

[John Canfield]

Quick note on the plywood thing. One of my suppliers over the weekend mentioned that there are like 1300 plywood making facilities in china, but only a half-dozen or so make decent stuff. He showed me some stuff he just got in, and I must say it was real nice. The cherry veneer was about 1/8" thick on both sides. Don't have to worry about sanding through that.

1/8" - sweet! My Oregon ~$60 birch ply didn't have veneer that thick!

One sheet of the 1/2" Chinese birch ply (used on the desktop) was from a large hardwood supplier in San Antonio and it was only marginally better than the big box DIY Chinese ply (store name begins with an "L".)

I managed to burn through a wee tiny bit of the desk top veneer when I was sanding the poplar edging to match the ply (and it didn't take much time/pressure with 150 grit, either). Funny thing is I even ran the edging through the thickness planer to exactly match the thickness of the ply, but the ply didn't have a consistent thickness !

[Matt Meiser]

Cool project. I've thought about something similar for my office since a closet doesn't make much sense there. I've debated how it would look --and now I know.

[Rich Torino]

great job John... and ditto on the chinese ply. I will never use it again

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Excellent work! I really like that clean design.
-Jeff