Popular Post cstandi1 Posted November 16, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I completed the barrister bookcase yesterday. It is made from Honduran mahogany finished with garnet shellac and black wax. Mine is modified quite a bit, I move quite often for the military and I felt that the modularity would be more likely to be damaged so I made it one single piece. This required some interesting problems solving, I had redo some math to squeeze the shelves and the door slide system into the stiles which led to interesting delicate routing for those stopped dados. In the end I still made a small error with the middle door ending up a little shorter than the top and bottom. I also learned (sorta kinda) to do stained glass for the doors. The pattern is based off of window from a Frank Lloyd Wright home. Its hard to tell the colors since there is no back light, but overall I am happy with the outcome. This probably the most complicated thing I have made yet and the wife is happy so thats what matters lol. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 That turned out cool! Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 That came out looking great, very nice job. I had thought about doing some kind of stained glass in mine Barrister bookcase but decided to go with a glass that looked like old glass from the late 1800's. At least you gave me the opportunity to see what it would have looked like. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Very nice! I really like the mahogany and the stained glass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Absolutely agree, that looks great! Was there much of an investment to get started with the stained glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstandi1 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Absolutely agree, that looks great! Was there much of an investment to get started with the stained glass? A little over $300 including glass. I did over estimate by a fair bit on the lead and zinc. If you already have solder equipment that would save a bit too. Probably could get going for a bit less if you are judicious about which tools you buy. I highly recommend this video if you are interested in trying it. http://www.shopwoodworking.com/make-a-leaded-glass-door-video-download 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Outstanding job!! The stained glass looks really cool. Thank you for your service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Nice work. I like the 1 piece adaptation. If you didn't mention that the middle was smaller I'd have never noticed. The stained glass could be used on future projects really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Very nicely done. Great color, craftsmanship and the stained glass is the icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Very nice work and I like the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 This turned out great. I love the stained glass! Looks even cooler under the , "l'art de menuisier" prints! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemenifee Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 very, very nice. thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstandi1 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thanks for the kind comments from everyone. 9 hours ago, shaneymack said: This turned out great. I love the stained glass! Looks even cooler under the , "l'art de menuisier" prints! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk New York Public Library has high resolution scans and I thought those plates would make some great decorations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, cstandi1 said: I thought those plates would make some great decorations. You thought right, it looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 cstadi1, I assume you used mahogany plywood where plywood was called for? I really like the understated presence of the piece. Using the same wood and the dark finish...nice vision. When I get around to doing this one I will be using the same wood as well. The mahogany looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Top notch workmanship.. Beautifully done, that glass is "dynomite" ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstandi1 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 10 hours ago, sjeff70 said: cstadi1, I assume you used mahogany plywood where plywood was called for? I really like the understated presence of the piece. Using the same wood and the dark finish...nice vision. When I get around to doing this one I will be using the same wood as well. The mahogany looks great. I did, there was a slight color difference since the mahogany plywood may or may not have been Honduran mahogany, the website I ordered them from didn't specify. But once the shellac and wax was applied it was more even. Plus books cover the plywood for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Yea, you don't necessarily realize it at the time when you are working on it but in the end you don't really see any of the ply parts when it is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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