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John C Freeman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:27:26 GMT

Nice added touch w/ the metal trimmed front cover pic. I'll bet similar spine reference accessories/engravings could be added as well.

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Luke — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:01:59 GMT

Those are quite impressive Tom. I especially like the Curly(?) Maple one that is the 10th down. I've never seen anything like this before. I think they would make great bookends. Where did you get the inspiration/ creativity to come up with this?

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DAVIDCALOF — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:11:47 GMT

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locost7018 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:13:22 GMT

Oops, I forgot. You will probably end up with a bunch of "fuzz" in the cuts. Carefully sand the pages with a foam sponge sanding pad. You will NOT get them all the first time. Put a coat of your finish on and when it is dry hit it with the foam sponge sanding pad again. The finish will harden the "fuzz" and make them easier to remove. Russ

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locost7018 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:06:10 GMT

I used a Forrest WWI blade that is 3/32" wide and has a nice deep "V" cutters. If you look at the saw kerf for your blade you want that "V" look to it. You do NOT want a blade that cuts a flat bottomed kerf. 1.Set the blade at 3/16" high. 2.Set fence 1/8" from inside of the blade. 3.Make the first 3 cuts on one side of the book. 4.Turn the book 180deg around and cut the other 3 cuts. 5.Now raise the blade about 1/16" and move the fence about 1/16" more AWAY from the blade. 6.Repeat steps 3 and 4. 7.Repeat step 5 only lower the blade about 1/8". 8.Repeat steps 3 through 7 until you meet in the middle. The middle cut may only require you to cut from one side only. It depends on how thick the book is. You do not have to be exact in your measurements. This ain't rocket science. Also if you have lots of books to do, do all the same cuts at the same time regardless how thick your books are. Just stop at the middle of each book. Russ

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Dan Walsh — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:26:14 GMT

Can someone give me tips on making the pages look realistic? I'm using 3/4 stock for a start and have made lots of blanks. All that is left to do is cut the pages, chamfer and glue the spine on. I'll be making different sizes but had lots of this old pine around the shop. Any help would be appreciated. I'm making them as Christmas gifts and need to finish and ship them cross country. Thanks, Dan

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bricofleur — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:33:49 GMT

Clever ! This is quite imaginative and well built. Congrats.

Best

Serge

http://www.atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com

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locost7018 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:03:06 GMT

Here is a jewelry box that I made using the books as an inspiration.

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Jewelry “Books” by Russ Amos Owner of “Wood by Design”

WOODS

Walnut- Box, books, and drawer dividers

White oak- Books

Curly white oak- Drawer fronts

Red oak- Books

Hickory- Books

Poplar- Books

Maple- Books

Purple heart- Drawer pulls

Ash- Books

Birch- Books

Cherry- Books

Baltic birch plywood- Lid and drawer bottoms

Hickory plywood- Back of box

FINISH

Spray Sherwin-Williams lacquer on the books

Minwax wipe on Polyurethane on everything else

Most pieces were individually finished before assembly

All pieces given a rub down with Johnson’s paste wax and 0000 steel wool

FEATURES

Soft close mechanism on the lid. Lid opens 105deg

Sliding dovetail joints on the box

Book ends have hidden compartments in them and are held on with dowels and rare earth magnets

Drawer fronts were cut from one piece of curly white oak.Grain matches up and down and from right to left

Drawers have removable dividers to keep items apart

End books are each made from one piece of wood

Overall size is 29 ¾” wide x 7 5/8” high x 9” deep

Total weight is twenty seven pounds

Construction took over 50 hours. Design time was an additional 12 hours

Lumber Library

Tom Caspar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:50:41 GMT

In issue #144, October/November 2009, we published a story on how to make "books" from wood. Here are some close-up photos of some of the books we made for that article. For a larger view of each book, just double-click on the photo.

If you catch the bug and make some books of your own, please add your photos to this forum.

Thanks!

Tom Caspar

Editor, American Woodworker