| Project by Jim | posted 01-12-2008 09:01 PM | 1800 views | 1 time favorited | 13 comments |  |
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Mary and I chose a very small home on a large lot so there’d be plenty of room for the shop. Storage in the house was lacking, so I built this cabinet/bookshelf to maximize the wall space.
Oak plywood, oak faceframes and laminate countertop. Plenty of drawers and room for the old stereo system and HP printer.
When I was buying the oak from the local hardwoods dealer, he told me about a new shipment of burl he just got in. Suggested I might be able to find a nice piece to cut-up for bookends. I found a nice piece, but couldn’t bring myself to cutting it up. So I simply put a flat edge on it, added a support in the back and gave it a nice finish.
-- Jim, Boise ID - Attitude is everything
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Jiri Parkman
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#1 posted 01-12-2008 09:03 PM
That is realy very nice home office.
-- Jiri
GaryK
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#2 posted 01-12-2008 09:29 PM
Another nice one! Lots of storage for CD’s
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
Chris
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#3 posted 01-13-2008 06:15 AM
Once again.. nice job. That burl sure is an eye-catcher.
-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein
Bradford
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#4 posted 01-13-2008 07:59 AM
Beautiful work, well organized piece of furniture. Very nice symmetry. The burl is a good eye catcher and brings the view toward the shadow box. Good job Jim.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
rikkor
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#5 posted 01-13-2008 11:29 AM
Very good organizer. That burl caught my eye even before I read the write-up.
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#6 posted 01-13-2008 02:48 PM
woo hoo… I love storage!!! Excellent
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Marge
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#7 posted 01-13-2008 03:29 PM
Nice set up – the burl is great.
-- Marge, Colorado
TreeBones
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#8 posted 01-13-2008 09:21 PM
Very nice, love that burl.
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#9 posted 11-03-2008 04:31 AM
Jim: Really like the burl detail on top. The span is very long unsuported ?is it showing any signs of sagging.
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stevareno
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#10 posted 12-14-2008 05:47 AM
That is a very nice job. May I ask where you got the cd holders? I have about 1400 cd’s right now…want to build a storage solution but cannot locate holders like that. I used to get them at radio shack…they no longer sell them.
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#11 posted 12-14-2008 05:52 AM
Great work nice project
-- Jim, Kentucky
Jim
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#12 posted 12-14-2008 07:32 PM
The CD shelf is still flat – the oak face frame along the front provides the needed support to prevent sagging. I can’t recall at which store I finally found the CD holders…I DO remember visiting many with dimensions in hand until I found some that would fit…
-- Jim, Boise ID - Attitude is everything
stevareno
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#13 posted 12-20-2008 07:07 AM
Maybe I’ll just build a chest of drawers with dividers….you know…pull out a huge drawer…full of cd’s with the titles facing up!!
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