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Ash Bookshelf - made this right before my kid was born (toast.ooo)

submitted 2 years ago by DavidP@toast.ooo to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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Simple stopped dado construction with a 1/4" plywood back.

I even remembered to see how high the vacuum cleaner head is in order to position the bottom shelf!

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[–] GoatTnder@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Looks great! And congratulations!

[–] Kurt@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice! And now I know what a "stopped dado" is!

[–] curioushom@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the link. That does look a lot fancier for not that much more hassle!

[–] WalrusByte@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Wow, that looks so nice!

[–] Contextual_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That looks great, I like how clean it all looks. Is that stain or something else?

[–] DavidP@toast.ooo 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just Danish Oil, no stain. Ash naturally has lots of dark areas.

Here's an ash bowl also with a natural finish - it has a lovely contrast.

[–] Contextual_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Wow, you're not kidding. I really like how it highlights the grain. It pops out at you.