Barrister Bookcase (White Pine Construction)

Nicely done. In this particular application (low wear and tear), the pine should do just fine. I’ve been contemplating a couple sets of barrister cases myself.

-- "As are the things we make, so are we ourselves." - Lin Yutang

Very nicely done. When I was a kid, pine was the wood of choice. This is on the short list of my next build. Is there some indexing feature between the modules?

-- By hammer in hand, all things do stand.

Very well done

Hi TDominy – thanks for the compliment. I considered indexing the modules with brass pins, but in the end, I decided to just fasten the modules together with wood screws from underneath the top of each case into the bottom of the one above it. However, if I ever want to move the bookcase to a new home safely, I did not use any glue and the window frames are easily removed from their tracks for transport. I would just have to back out the wood screws holding the cases together to separate the three modules.

That is super nice looking.

Nicely done. They look great.

-- Jeff,Tucson,Az.

Sweet project…Well done…Got to take care of those books! With style…

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Nicely done case, the inset panels on the side look great adding to the style. Clear pine is hard to come by a a great price. Wonderful score.

-- Eric, building the dream. the "Loft"

That looks neat… personally pine has a very pleasant underrated appearance… May not be as durable as some of the exotics, but no less presentable.

... it is so extremely tool-friendly and easy to work…
- dtblack

But can be dented by a mosquito fart. Just finished a cabinet, under duress of a dodgy arm so it was bounced off a few unmovables while manipulating for glue ups and sanding. Using a wet rag and a ”steam iron” to get out the dents… I never did so much ironing during the previous part of my life.

... if I ever want to move the bookcase to a new home safely, I did not use any glue and the window frames are easily removed from their tracks for transport. I would just have to back out the wood screws holding the cases together to separate the three modules.
- dtblack

Don’t know whether you own a Domino or plan to get one… this would be an ideal application for their breakdown hardware.

PS. Was that fish caught in the same lumber pile?

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Very well done. A set of these is on my bucket list.

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com