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This is a bookshelf made from Oak to give my mom for Christmas. It will probably do best with 1 shelf based on the height, but I'm making 2 in case she wants to use it. It will be 33.5" tall and will have 2 glass doors on the front.
This is where the bookshelf will go- I'm trying to match this color
- I'm trying to match this color
- A sheet of oak plywood. It will take about 4x5 feet of this to build the cabinet.
- Assorted boards to be used to build the non-plyboard parts
- All the boards are cut. I had a slight issue with one of the shelves so I'll have to cut a new one later.
- Applying the iron-on veneer to the visible ends of the plywood pieces.
- Veneer is on one board and trimmed up.
- Licorice
- Boards are cut, drilled, biscuited, dry fitted, and sanded. This is the inside of one of the sides.
- Closeup of the inside of the side panel showing the biscuits, the holes for mounting the shelf, and the rabbet created to hold t
- Dry fit.
- Glued and clamped.
- Cabinet back is attached.
- View of the inside of the cabinet with the back attached.
