14"
13"
Bookshelf & Wine Rack
No. Item Dimensions (inches) Material Comments
t w l
❏ 6 Sides 3⁄4 91⁄4 14 Pine Rabbet both ends
12"
❏ 6 Sides 3⁄4 91⁄4 13 Pine
❏ 1 Shelf 3⁄4 91⁄4 12 Pine 45° bevel both ends
1∕ 2" 3⁄ 4"
before making the with non-rabbet on the other. The con-
second cut. tinuity won’t stand out as a feature, but
91⁄ 4" Installing the shelf discontinuity will.
in the box may seem a Clamp the boxes together and tweak
bit tricky. The piece, which the alignment as necessary. Drill four
fits snugly into exactly the countersunk pilot holes about 11 ⁄ 2"
right place with no measurements from each corner, and install the
Make the Shelf whatsoever, will want to slide around screws. Flip the whole thing over and
Choose one of your boxes, it doesn’t when you nail it. To avoid this, clamp attach the third box.
matter which, to house the horizontal the piece of 45° scrap you just cut to the Add a few coats of clear Watco Dan-
shelf. Grab the leftover piece of pine inside of the box. The matching angle ish Oil (or the finish of your choice)
from earlier and use your square to will provide all the support you need. and this piece is ready hold books. Or
mark a 45° angle on one end of the Drilling pilot holes into the shelf will wine. But preferably both.
board. You should have about 18" of make this process even easier – just a The wonderful thing about this
board to make the 12" shelf, so there few taps and you’ll be in. piece: If you get sick of it sitting on its
is no need to measure length yet – just corners, flip it over to stand upright. It’s
get fairly close to the end. Tune-up & Assembly even small enough to hang on a wall.
I considered using the miter saw The flip side to the convenience of And of course you can always expand
for this (which would have eliminated big-box lumber is that the boards are it by building more modules. PMW
the need for marking the angle), but seldom perfect. Those slight defects
the piece is so small that it would be a translate into less-than-pristine edge Tom is the online community editor of Popular
scary cut to make. Break out the jigsaw alignment in the joinery, even if your Woodworking Magazine. He can be reached at
tom.nunlist@fwmedia.com.
instead. Set it to 45° and find your fence boxes are perfectly square. No worries
placement from the line the same way – this is what a block plane is made
you found the router fence placement. for. Use it to trim the front edges flush.
Steady yourself, then make the cut. Final assembly of the piece is the Online Extras
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