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This is AMAZING to see coming out of a high school!! This inspires me to want to be a teacher. I love the dancing bookshelf.

Count me in.

Ah, chairs... they have to look good, and be stucturally sound. Oh, and then on top of that people have the audacity to want them to be comfortable too? Next thing you know, they'll probably want you to make a set of them...

I've always felt that a finely built windsor chair was a mark of a true craftsman. I've always wanted to build one.

Design: check
Joinery: check
Finishing: uh, not so hot.

I have a young kid so all gifts this year revolved around him. We had a wonderful Christmas!

Early Christmas Present?

I'm always interested to learn as much as I can from anyone willing to teach me.

Is there a timeline for this? Have I missed it already?

My that is a very fine cabinet!!

Chairs Chairs Chairs...

Why do I keep making new ones when they can be such a pain to get right?

I'm curious if these cookies live up to all that they claim.

I'm always impressed with people that can pull off a Art Nouveau piece. This is high quality design.

If building furniture was only about practicality, then book cases would only be made out of planks and cinderblocks, and we would sit on the floor or on logs instead of chairs. Creativity is what seperates the interesting from the boring. I think this photo challenge shows that there are many right answers to the question "what is a bookcase/shelf?" Also, I have to say that I think most are very practical and suit the purpose that they were made for. Not every bookcase is made for a school library.

JBushman, thanks for the comments. As far as the balance of it goes, when all of the books are removed it is easily tipped. That is why the old encyclopedias are on the bottom shelf.

Great design! I think with a little adjustment you could easily make this a great production item. Thanks for posting the alternate photos.

Great design. The middle curve with the short shelf is a nice touch.

Did you use bamboo veneer to do the bends, or just for the outer surface?

I'm glad it's made you happy.

Anatole, all of the books are discontinued library books. Most are bad novels from the '80s. You should see some of the writer's photos on the books. Huge hair and big shoulder pads.

Cocopuffed, no offense taken, I was trying to make it look like it was puking when I was making it.

Thanks Pilotjoe, I made this a few years ago and don't remember exactly, but I think I set the angle of the post according to how it looked. I did a few sketches and then set the post behind some boards that simulated the base and a couple of shelves. I adjusted the post until it looked correct and that was it. By the way I have a cousin named Joe who was a pilot.

hey rhenton,
The post fits through from the bottom of the base. Then I routed grooves across the base and post on the bottom. Then I glued splines in and it has held for 5 years now.

And Thanks for the compliment shavemaker.