DONE! Airy Bookshelf DIY Final Results!
I started this project to learn basic woodworking skills to make furniture and wooden house projects. Like many woodworkers starting out, I wanted to do a beginner-friendly(-ish) project that would still be impactful at the end, and motivate me...
How to Apply Wood Wax to Finish the Airy Bookshelf DIY
Bookshelf woodworking isn’t all about the wood, it’s also about the finish! I’ll show you how to apply finish to the Airy Bookshelf DIY, and how to align everything for the final assembly by using dowel transfer plugs. There’s a lot to do, and ...
Chamfering and Sanding for the Airy Bookshelf DIY
Learning how to build furniture, and trying to become a better woodworker, has been very rewarding! I’ve been able to learn so much to complete projects like this one. And today, I’ll be learning how to chamfer the edges of the airy bookshelf b...
Drilling Holes for Dowel Pins with the Dowelmax
To build a bookshelf with dowel joinery, or use dowels for joinery to make furniture in general, it requires planning and precision to get the strongest joint possible. In this article, I’ll be making a “story stick” to ensure everything is don...
Cut the Wood to Make Your Own Bookshelf!
Time to cut the wood for this DIY bookshelf! This has been a long time coming, but it’s FINALLY time to cut all the wood for the brackets. We have a plan. We have a path forward from all the experiments we’ve done. Nothing left to do, except to...