Late last week we got started on one of the two bookcase jobs that have been in the planning phase for months. This one, for a residence on Vallejo St., will create an office space on the 4th floor, plus a large wall of bookcases in the master bedroom. All built-in, with fixed shelves, and spare detailing to match the existing (Edwardian?) details of the home.
One of the first steps was to prime all the plywood. 30 sheets does not constitute a huge project, but in a small shop things can get out of hand quickly.
We made a bunch of these little spacers, and used them to lean the sheets in a fairly compact vertical configuration, one at a time, as we rolled on the primer.
While Jeff did the priming, Carl figured out a cut list based on his shop drawings.
The first thing to be cut out was the backs of the boxes, as they would serve as a pattern for the rest of the parts. Two of the banks of bookcases on the fourth floor fit within the pitched ceilings of two gable dormers.
Jeff put together a badly needed work table for the shop, with lockable casters. Except for the top and the casters, made from scraps.
After that, we teamed up on the ripping.
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