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
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
… more to come …
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