Thanks guys for all the advice and encouragement. Here is my first finished
product.
It was fun to learn and experiment, it was supposed to have bent
semicircular edge so it was
quite a project to change the design when it was half done but my oak would
not bend.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1..._bookshelf.jpg

Now the only question is what to attempt next. life is good.

pawel