Here is the start of the bottom of the kids bookcase. The "V" will rest on top of this piece.



Here is a detail of the corner. This is the rear. The back panel will fit in the recess created by the wood blocking that was glued to the side. As a note, I should have lowered the glue blocks so the top would rest only on them and not the side and the block. This would have created a rabbet and more stable joint. Oh well, live and learn. I have not cut the bottom for it yet, hopefully that will come tomorrow.

Shoerack Bench

So here is the background to the wood in this project. I work in a scientific laboratory and get all sorts of deliveries. The pallets that scientific equipment comes on are usually hand built and if of European decent, than it is birch plywood. This wood came from pallet that an ultracentrifuge from Germany was shipped on. It is NICE wood. Anyway on to the details.

I cut the sides as a stack so the diamond detail would be accurate and line up. The bottom was cut the same way.


I took each side half separately and cut the rabbet to accept the top. In hind sight I should have waited till I had the sides glued together to cut the rabbet because now I have some trimming to do to make the top sit flat in the rabbet.


I then glued the sides and top halves together to form solid pieces. After trimming the rabbets and squaring the top, one side and the top were glued. Tonight I will trim the other rabbet and glue that to the top.