Post by Safetyboy on Apr 13, 2010 21:57:33 GMT -6
Boy's Bookshelf:
I made this bookshelf to match an existing store-bought piece in my youngest son’s bedroom:
The design is my own – the wood is soft maple, finish is a dye stain, followed by shellac and wipe-on poly. My first attempt at dovetailed drawers – they turned out okay.
Except for the drawers, this is actually a duplicate of another piece I built for my older son (linked here), but as some of you may know, the sibling rivalry goes a bit easier if they have everything as much the same as possible :-).
Kids fit inside too:
And here’s the happy customer:
I made this bookshelf to match an existing store-bought piece in my youngest son’s bedroom:
The design is my own – the wood is soft maple, finish is a dye stain, followed by shellac and wipe-on poly. My first attempt at dovetailed drawers – they turned out okay.
Except for the drawers, this is actually a duplicate of another piece I built for my older son (linked here), but as some of you may know, the sibling rivalry goes a bit easier if they have everything as much the same as possible :-).
Kids fit inside too:
And here’s the happy customer:
