Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

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Looks great, though I can't see it in full color... my old monitor is
about to give out... new one on the way.

The grain seems to be well visible. I've understood an oil or oil
based finish enhances the grain on cherry. I've delayed work on my
cherry entertainment center, because of cold weather, and I'm
interested in the grain being well seen. I haven't tested any
finishes, yet. I was initially thinking of applying BLO as a first
coat, for that grain enhancement, but with further research, I'm
thinking maybe not, after all. BLO might not be the best first-coat
finish, since it seems to darken on other woods I've finished
(blackens on old cypress). So I'm looking for an alternative and
still get good grain visibility and also retain good cherry color,
after final finishing (sprayed lacquer is the plan). Would a sprayed
oil poly, topped with lacquer, be better/best? I've never built a
major piece, as this, using cherry, so working with cherry is a bit
new for me, this way.

Sonny

On 02/18/2010 04:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

I like it. Clean, simple design, good grain selection, unobtrusive
shelf supports. Works for me.

Chris

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

Let me know what you think.

Not 'zactly my style, but the joinery and fit and finish and grain
display are great.

Good job.

-Zz

On Feb 18, 6:01*pm, Sonny wrote:
*Looks great, though I can't see it in full color... my old monitor is
about to give out... new one on the way.

The grain seems to be well visible. *I've understood an oil or oil
based finish enhances the grain on cherry. *I've delayed work on my
cherry entertainment center, because of cold weather, and I'm
interested in the grain being well seen. *I haven't tested any
finishes, yet. *I was initially thinking of applying BLO as a first
coat, for that grain enhancement, but with further research, I'm
thinking maybe not, after all. *BLO might not be the best first-coat
finish, since it seems to darken on other woods I've finished
(blackens on old cypress). *So I'm looking for an alternative and
still get good grain visibility and also retain good cherry color,
after final finishing (sprayed lacquer is the plan). *Would a sprayed
oil poly, topped with lacquer, be better/best? *I've never built a
major piece, as this, using cherry, so working with cherry is a bit
new for me, this way.

Sonny

I've never used that combination of finish, however I have used tung
oil followed by poly. I think I am getting very lazy with finishing
these days. I just whip out the spray gun and fill with poly. Pain-
free finish with nice results.

On Feb 18, 6:39*pm, Chris Friesen wrote:
On 02/18/2010 04:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

I like it. *Clean, simple design, good grain selection, unobtrusive
shelf supports. *Works for me.

Chris

Thank you. I got the idea of doing the shelf supports that way from
an article in FWW. If you are interested and have access it is he
http://www.finewoodworking.com/Proje....aspx?id=24927

On 2/18/2010 4:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

It looks good - the tapered flutes came out well, and it looks better
than it would have with the dovetails you'd considered - but I don't
understand the rounded over trim piece in the last photo...

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

On Feb 18, 8:36*pm, Morris Dovey wrote:
On 2/18/2010 4:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

It looks good - the tapered flutes came out well, and it looks better
than it would have with the dovetails you'd considered - but I don't
understand the rounded over trim piece in the last photo...

The trim goes around the perimeter of the bottom shelf. The bottom
shelf rests on the front and back rail and ledgers left right. There
was a little gap left right that I wanted to hide. The trim
accomplished this task.


--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USAhttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

On Feb 18, 5:12*pm, GarageWoodworks
wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

---
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Wrap and ship. You should be proud.

On Feb 18, 8:46*pm, Robatoy wrote:
On Feb 18, 5:12*pm, GarageWoodworks
wrote:

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

---
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Wrap and ship. You should be proud.

Thank you.

On 2/18/2010 4:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

I like the tapered flutes. You'll catch hell from Larry for using
polyurethane, but it looks great from here. :-)

--
"Even if your wife is happy but you're unhappy, you're still happier
than you'd be if you were happy and your wife was unhappy." - Red Green
To reply, eat the taco.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/

I have had really good results with General Finishes Arm-R-Kote and Seal
Kote They wipe on nice and do a great job of enhancing the grain.
"Sonny" wrote in message
...
Looks great, though I can't see it in full color... my old monitor is
about to give out... new one on the way.

The grain seems to be well visible. I've understood an oil or oil
based finish enhances the grain on cherry. I've delayed work on my
cherry entertainment center, because of cold weather, and I'm
interested in the grain being well seen. I haven't tested any
finishes, yet. I was initially thinking of applying BLO as a first
coat, for that grain enhancement, but with further research, I'm
thinking maybe not, after all. BLO might not be the best first-coat
finish, since it seems to darken on other woods I've finished
(blackens on old cypress). So I'm looking for an alternative and
still get good grain visibility and also retain good cherry color,
after final finishing (sprayed lacquer is the plan). Would a sprayed
oil poly, topped with lacquer, be better/best? I've never built a
major piece, as this, using cherry, so working with cherry is a bit
new for me, this way.

Sonny

On 2/18/2010 7:43 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
On Feb 18, 8:36 pm, Morris wrote:
On 2/18/2010 4:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

It looks good - the tapered flutes came out well, and it looks better
than it would have with the dovetails you'd considered - but I don't
understand the rounded over trim piece in the last photo...

The trim goes around the perimeter of the bottom shelf. The bottom
shelf rests on the front and back rail and ledgers left right. There
was a little gap left right that I wanted to hide. The trim
accomplished this task.

mode=diplomatic

I like everything /else/ - really well.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

"GarageWoodworks" wrote in message
...
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

Nice work. I like the tapered flutes. You can maybe paint them a different
color so they stand out.

On Feb 18, 9:32*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"GarageWoodworks" wrote in message

...

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

Nice work. I like the tapered flutes. * You can maybe paint them a different
color so they stand out.

:^)

On 2/18/2010 4:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

Gorgeous! ... really like the grain matching. Very well done!!

(nice photography, also)

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)

On Feb 18, 11:04*pm, Swingman wrote:
On 2/18/2010 4:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

Gorgeous! ... really like the grain matching. Very well done!!

(nice photography, also)

--www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)

Thanks Karl!

GarageWoodworks wrote:

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

I like it. Very well executed. Looks like a couple of those boards have
some very nice figure


--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

Super nice. Very well executed.

Is that final picture HDR photography?

Good that you finished in time to watch some of the Olympdicks. I hear
they will actually be breaking away momentarily now and then from the
endless gay figure skaters to show some snippets of the other actual
sporting events.

On Feb 18, 2:12*pm, GarageWoodworks
wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

---
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SonomaProducts.com wrote:

Super nice. Very well executed.

Is that final picture HDR photography?

Good that you finished in time to watch some of the Olympdicks. I hear
they will actually be breaking away momentarily now and then from the
endless gay figure skaters to show some snippets of the other actual
sporting events.

Have they shown any biathlon events?


On Feb 18, 2:12Â*pm, GarageWoodworks
wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Â*Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

---
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--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

In ,
SonomaProducts.com spewed forth:
On Feb 18, 2:12 pm, GarageWoodworks
wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

---
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Super nice. Very well executed.

Is that final picture HDR photography?

Good that you finished in time to watch some of the Olympdicks. I hear
they will actually be breaking away momentarily now and then from the
endless gay figure skaters to show some snippets of the other actual
sporting events.


they've been showin' alot better stuff on USA network and CNBC & Msnbc
Great hockey game tonight Canada vs Switzerland, Canada won in a shootout
by Crosby
The womens hockey has been really good ,too
Use that remote

On Feb 19, 12:30*am, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
Super nice. Very well executed.

Thank you.


Is that final picture HDR photography?

The last one (close-up) is not HDR. The second to last is.


Good that you finished in time to watch some of the Olympdicks. I hear
they will actually be breaking away momentarily now and then from the
endless gay figure skaters

I think they get extra points for that. I was forced to watch it
last night by SWMBO (I'm sure I'm not alone).

to show some snippets of the other actual
sporting events.

On Feb 18, 2:12*pm, GarageWoodworks
wrote:

Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

---
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On Feb 18, 4:12*pm, GarageWoodworks
wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. *Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

---
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Beautiful and nice finish. I was going to ask how you did the tapered
flutes until I found you videos. Very informative stuff.

RonB

On 02/19/2010 09:03 AM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
On Feb 19, 12:30 am, wrote:
Super nice. Very well executed.

Thank you.


Is that final picture HDR photography?

The last one (close-up) is not HDR. The second to last is.


Good that you finished in time to watch some of the Olympdicks. I hear
they will actually be breaking away momentarily now and then from the
endless gay figure skaters

I think they get extra points for that. I was forced to watch it
last night by SWMBO (I'm sure I'm not alone).

raises hand

--
"Even if your wife is happy but you're unhappy, you're still happier
than you'd be if you were happy and your wife was unhappy." - Red Green
To reply, eat the taco.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:39:31 -0600, the infamous Chris Friesen
scrawled the following:

On 02/18/2010 04:12 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

I like it. Clean, simple design, good grain selection, unobtrusive
shelf supports. Works for me.

Pros: Ditto.

Cons: I'm not much of a fan of flutes (hides grain and I'm
definitely not a fan of that finish, especially when refinishing.

--
"Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt."
-- Clarence Darrow

On 2010-02-19 10:03:31 -0500, GarageWoodworks
said:

I think they get extra points for that. I was forced to watch it
last night by SWMBO (I'm sure I'm not alone).

She knows better. I can be such a pill when provoked...

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:32:13 -0500, the infamous "Ed Pawlowski"
scrawled the following:


"GarageWoodworks" wrote in message
...
Hey Gang,

I finished my cherry bookcase. Not my style at all, but I enjoyed the
process.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Bookcase.php

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking
Brian

Nice work. I like the tapered flutes. You can maybe paint them a different
color so they stand out.

Yeah, smear some RBS innair, whydoncha?

(RBS = Reddish Brown **** = stain)

--
"Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt."
-- Clarence Darrow