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Console Bookshelf Planning
My most substantial woodworking project to date! A wall-to-wall bookshelf that
will also double as our TV and game console stand—and I’m sure we’ll find some
other uses for the new massive top shelf space 
:tv...
Visiting the Lumberyard
My second time ever visiting a lumberyard, but my first time purchasing wood
there for a project! I’m excited that I’ll be able to pick out some wood with my
wife 
for a project of our own
making 
We’ll figure out the spec...
Building a Large Bookshelf Mockup
*Checks watch* 
IT’S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY LAST POST! 
Finally time to start getting this bookshelf project off the ground! I’m going
to redesign the bookshelves to be standalone, and also make a full-scale mockup
of a bookshel...
Milling the Bookshelf's Main Wood
After living with the bookshelf mockup for a few days—weeks
—we’re pretty pleased with it! I’m going to move forward with the
plan and get all the lumber milled up for the final bookshelves.
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Final Bookshelf Plan Change I SWEAR!
Despite the fact that we lived with the mockup for a few weeks and decided it was good, after milling up the wood, we realized that the bookshelf would look too heavy for the space. So now, I’m going to make a new design for a more “airy” books...
ACTUALLY Milling the Bookshelf Wood
It is time! 
I know exactly what we want to do with the
bookshelf, I’ve inadvertently practiced milling on wood that I now can’t
use, and I’m motivated to
mill up all the wood that I can use—what more can one ask for?? If you
th...
Bookshelves DIY Experiment Day!
Time again to learn basic woodworking skills with some experimentation 
I’ll be using the new Dowelmax, applying whitewash to wood (but modern
looking!), taping off where the brackets will go on the wall, creating a scrap
bracket to exp...
Bookshelves DIY Experiment Results!
The Bookshelves DIY experiments are complete! At least, they will be… I’m
going to review the results from last
time, and then redo some of
the experiments, but BETTER this time! 
We’ll have a path forward by the
end of this article!
...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...