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    Wrap Around Bookcase

    Nov 20, 2018 3 minutes
    Story by Graham Sands.
    Photos and illustration: Graham Sands

    This bookcase is a 25mm thick ‘wrap around’ rectangle with no back. Its purpose is to hold large books in a lounge room. Figured wood and strong visible joints embellish the case. It has an adjustable 25mm shelf which is visually separate from the external frame, blending in with the books.

    New Zealand rimu

    Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) is an exceptionally beautiful timber which was used extensively here in New Zealand as a structural and finishing timber,

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