HOW TO MAKE BOOKSHELVES & BOOKCASES (BEST OF AW): 19 Outstanding Storage Projects from the Experts at American Woodworker (American Woodworker) - Softcover

With 20 step-by-step projects, you'll be making all manner of excuses to create superb storage. All of the popular woodworking magazines have at one time or another, offered plans to make bookshelves and bookcases of varied styles. The following American Woodworker book puts theirs together in this book. The editors and writers of American Woodworker magazine have put together this collection of excellent bookcases in styles and sizes to fill just about any space or style. The authors start from the basics and walk the woodworker through the various processes of bookcase construction. The book is rife with ideas to make your bookcase efficiently with a minimum of wasted materials. Specific styles are addressed and there is a step by step plan for an elegant Craftsman style library. From shadow boxes to etagere's, you will I'm sure be impressed with the 19 bookcase variations illustrated." From simple wall shelves to elaborate floor-to-ceiling bookcases, this superb collection of 19 storage projects from the pages of American Woodworker is sure to help you organize and beautify your home. Extensive instructionals on techniques guide the beginner and challenge the expert: sliding dovetails, torsion-box construction, floating shelves, and more. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, exploded diagrams and a full cut list to minimize waste and ensure success. HOW TO MAKE BOOKSHELVES & BOOKCASES, from the editors of American Woodworker Magazine, includes a compilation of articles on making shop-tested shelves and bookcases. From rustic to contemporary, readers will find 19 projects for a sliding bookrack with Arts and Crafts details, a Swedish wall shelf you can make in an afternoon, cantilevered display shelves, a dovetailed bookcase, the popular floating shelves that defy gravity, a cottage bookcase made from reclaimed lumber, a display cabinet with built-in light and glass doors, and much more. Durable and strong, the shelves and bookcases inside this new, handy project guide are sure to beautify the home and provide years of usefulness. "Durable and strong, the shelves and bookcases inside this new, handy project guide are sure to beautify the home and provide years of usefulness". - Woodshop News "I'm sure you will be impressed with the 19 bookcase variations illustrated". - Shortcuts.ns.ca "From simple wall shelves to elaborate floor-to-ceiling bookcases, this superb collection of 19 storage projects from the pages of American Woodworker is sure to help you organize and beautify your home." -KS Woodwork.com "Durable and strong, the shelves and bookcases inside this new, handy project guide are sure to beautify the home and provide years of usefulness". - Woodshop News "I'm sure you will be impressed with the 19 bookcase variations illustrated". - Shortcuts.ns.ca "From simple wall shelves to elaborate floor-to-ceiling bookcases, this superb collection of 19 storage projects from the pages of American Woodworker is sure to help you organize and beautify your home." -KS Woodwork.com

With this book, anyone can learn to build their own functional and stylish bookcases and shelves. It features 19 projects for all kinds of shelves & bookcases; from rustic to contemporary. It includes step-by-step instructions, exploded diagrams and colour photographs. From books and DVDs to electronic equipment and art, everything needs a place to be stored and kept safe. Bookcases and shelves do that job, while reducing clutter, organising our lives and enhancing our decor. With the advice and instructions inside "How to Make Bookshelves & Bookcases", anyone can learn to build their own functional and stylish furniture. The experts at "American Woodworker" magazine have compiled their best articles on making shop-tested shelves and bookcases and provide clear instructions, exploded diagrams, step-by-step photographs and everything readers need for success. From rustic to contemporary, readers will find 19 projects for all kinds of bookshelves. Handsome, durable and strong, the shelves and bookcases inside this new, handy project guide are sure to beautify the home and provide years of usefulness.