Industrial-style Bookcase
PROJECT #2118
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Time: 6 Days
Cost: $500
One of the coolest things about this project is that every piece of wood and metal I used in its construction (with the exception of the hinges) was destined for the landfill. All the quartersawn white oak came from a massive tree that had decided to use Hurricane Florence as a flimsy excuse to destroy my neighbor’s house (no one was harmed). I’m no psychologist, but I image that, as my neighbor surveyed the destruction, his thoughts were more centered on how best to resurrect his house from the dead than on extracting beautiful boards from a monstrous tree. I helped him move his family out of the house, and he was kind enough to allow me to cart away the largest tree I’ve ever milled!
The metal I used for the base of the cabinet had, until very recently, lived out its life in the form of an overhead projector table. The welding technical school I attended was cleaning out its old building, and they asked for volunteers to help
