Well, what do you know, I finally got in the shop after two months of being "distracted" by learning how to be a parent and building a pond.
The first project after the hiatus is a wall-hung bookcase for the girls' room. We plan on rearranging things a little before we get them back here once the adoption is final (with any luck, before the end of the year...), and it makes sense to eliminate some 2x built-ins that the previous owner put in long ago so we can move the dresser to that wall. This bit of cabinetry will be mounted on the wall above the dresser and provide space for books, stuffed toys and the like. I decided on an open back design, although I can still change that decision before finalizing the project.
The carcass is made from "'borg" plywood that I had in the bin and it will be edged with solid stock before finishing. Although I did use my table saw to rip the sheets down to width, all the other cutting was performed at the Festool MFT other than a little notching for the cleats in four dividers at the bandsaw. The dadoes and rebates were cut with the Festool OF1400, using the guide rail for the former and the edge guide for the latter. (Wouldn't you know...the plywood bit from Infinity is "just a hair" too narrow for the plywood and I had to shift things over ever so slightly to make the dadoes wide enough to fit the material) All the components were sanded with the Festool 150/3 and 120 grit before assembly. In addition to glue, Some finishing nails were used to aid in assembly and screws were used to fully secure the top and bottom mounting rails into the carcass...they will be carrying the weight.
Tomorrow, I'll be finishing up some additional dividers/shelves and deal with the edge-banding. And then I can move on to finishing...it will be painted, either in the wall color or something really bright. 'Have to consult with Dr. SWMBO on that!
Dimensions are 12" deep, 33" high, 72" wide
Pics:
- Cutting the dadoes in the carcass ends with the Festool router and guide. I ganged the material to insure that everything matched up, both for these end pieces and for the dadoes in the top, middle and bottom shelves
- Top and bottom have been mated to the ends with glue and a few finish nails. The scraps pictured are holding the middle shelf at the proper location so I can measure exactly for the height of the two bottom dividers. I didn't trust pre-cutting them merely by doing math. The same process was used for the top two dividers
- The bandsaw was used to cut the notches in the dividers to accommodate the top and bottom mounting rail which also stiffens the structure substantially
- Today's work at the end of the day...actually, after about 4 hours of work since this morning it was off to the new health club to get our baseline evaluations and work out. Sheesh. This "getting healthy" stuff takes time away from sawdust, too...