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About The Site

Hi Folks, After 36 years in the IT industry, I have retired (almost) and taken up the craft of making quality furniture and have set up this site to chronicle and share my experiences.

0 Mission Style Bookcase – construction

A young lady asked me to build a Mission style bookcase as in the rough sketch below.

so I thought I would document the steps in its construction.

Here are shots of the rough wood – poplar.  

Rough Poplar

Rough poplar

I need 3 sizes – 4 / 4 for the shelves and panels,  6 / 4  for the frame components, the top and doors, and  8 / 4  for the frame corners.  You may be able to see the frame corners after jointing and planing to size to the left of the rough wood  in the shot below …

Rough poplar jointed and planed
Rough poplar jointed and planed

… more to come …

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