Mike finally finished up the bookshelves that he was working on for me. They came out so nice especially the last one that is pictured here. He just kept on coming up with ideas as he was making it and before long it didn't match the first one at all.
The first one Mike did pretty much all by himself, other than the staining which I pitched in on, but the second I got tired of standing by and watching, so I dived in helping him where I could.
I really like what he did with the doors on the second bookshelf. He made them out of planks, and then added two strips of wood one on the top and the other on bottom to make the door more sturdy.
The really neat thing about the two bookshelves that he made was that they are both held together by the boards being set into each other, glue, and wooden nails/pegs. There are no metal nails or screws in these bookcases, they are sort of made in an old fashioned style.
Since he decided to make doors for it I decided that I would finally give my hand a try at another craft I've been wanting to learn, and that is woodburning. I continued to keep the theme old fashioned, so I burned in pictures of carriages and wagons. We both had such a blast making this bookshelf, but we are glad it is over for now.
Next on the list for making is a printer/audio tape shelf to replace the old one, and the bigger job is going to be making a new dinning room table and chairs. I'll have to come up with some creative ideas for doing woodburning on a table.
If you want to see more detailed pictures of our bookshelves you can go here.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/baabaamilker/album?.dir=475f&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos
Denise
2 comments:
The hinges and knobs were held on with screws so I guess I can't say it was entirely put together without them.
Denise
They sure look great though! Good job!
Ellen
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