Thomas Jefferson book stand

mokusakusensei, member

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I saw a picture of this and thought how much fun it would be to build. THe only measurements I had was that it was 12" x 12" x 12". I deduced from the picture how the interior was constructed. I used mortise and tenon on the legs and strechers. Breadboard ends on all of the shelves. I used walnut that was sawn locally and matched all of the shelves to run in sequence. I used a ball bearing lazy susan because the client (my daughter) would be using the book shelf to hold very large and heavy books.

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Comments (5)

naomiw writes: Here is the Underhill episode:
http://flash.unctv.org/woodwrightss/2800/wws_2804.html

But he doesn't get into the technicalities of the book holder--he just shows you how to do breadboards, etc...
Posted: 7:17 pm on August 4th

james_rivers writes: My grandfather is building one and asked, "What purpose does the pillar in the middle serve?" Can someone help us out?

Unfortunately, the episode of Woodwright's Shop where Roy makes one of these isn't available yet...at least that I can find.
Posted: 11:52 am on May 6th

joe4liberty writes: Fantastic project! I would love to see this as a project with plans inside the pages of Fine Woodworking. Have you thought of submitting it?
Posted: 7:03 pm on March 2nd

mokusakusensei writes: I don't have any more pictures, but I certainly could get some if needed.
Posted: 2:34 pm on February 20th

Fine Woodworking Editors writes: Fantastic. Do you have any more pictures of this? Gina
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Posted: 2:10 pm on February 19th

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