| Project by Jim | posted 01-12-2008 08:43 PM | 1777 views | 2 times favorited | 16 comments |  |
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I saw an article in FWW from Gary Katz explaining how easy it was to do built-in bookshelves when trimming a room. I had the plans all figured out and then submitted them to the chief(Mary) for approval. “why would you build-in bookshelves? we’re not staying here, I hate this house!” What? You never told me that! I hate it too! Let’s find a piece of land where I can build a shop. But I digress…
So the built-in became a standalone. African tiger-stripe mahogany. Built the shelves and sides out of mahogany plywood 1st, then wrapped the whole thing in a three-sided face frame assembly so I could hide all the pocket screws.
As a custom touch, there’s a hidden compartment below the top, lined with felt, to store precious stuff. Mary and I liked it so much I built a duplicate for my daughter Julie.
-- Jim, Boise ID - Attitude is everything
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Jiri Parkman
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#1 posted 01-12-2008 09:02 PM
Nice wood and beautiful bookshelf.
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GaryK
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#2 posted 01-12-2008 09:27 PM
Great bookcase! I love mahogany even African. Cool hiding place. Now everybody knows!
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blackcherry
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#3 posted 01-12-2008 10:49 PM
Thats got to be one of the best feature I’ve seen in quite sometime (top shelve/idea) thanks for posting…hope you get your new shop…Blkcherry
Jim
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#4 posted 01-12-2008 11:03 PM
Hey blkcherry, got my new shop! Pictures coimg soon.
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Mathew Nedeljko
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#5 posted 01-12-2008 11:06 PM
Love it! The mohogany is gorgeous! The hidden compartment is a really nice feature, did you think about including a hidden latch to keep it locked? I’m building some built in shelves soon, I think I’ll incorporate that feature. Thanks for the idea!
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Jim
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#6 posted 01-12-2008 11:29 PM
Hey Mathew, i didn’t think about a lock at the time, but I might consider one in the future.
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CedarFreakCarl
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#7 posted 01-13-2008 12:07 AM
Love the bookshelves Jim. I’ll bet Mary does too! Great job!
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Chris
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#8 posted 01-13-2008 06:13 AM
I especially like the use of space at the top. Very interesting, gives me ideas for shelving I need to build.
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Bradford
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#9 posted 01-13-2008 08:03 AM
Beautiful, again. The hidden compartment is a excellent addition to this piece. I really love the whole look.
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Marge
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#10 posted 01-13-2008 03:32 PM
Nice work, the top is great, it is the thing that makes the project your oiwn.
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TreeBones
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#11 posted 01-13-2008 09:20 PM
Very cool, nice wood.
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#12 posted 01-14-2008 11:25 PM
love the compartment on top
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#13 posted 09-02-2008 06:48 AM
I love hidden compartments too.
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#14 posted 09-02-2008 05:16 PM
Nice job the compartment idea is super.
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#15 posted 09-02-2008 05:47 PM
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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