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The author repaired a bark inclusion that left a soft spot on one board using a tenon cutter and new wood. |
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sides extend down below the bottom shelf to form feet, and cork
discs stuck in shallow countersinks protect the floor. The middle
vertical frame member fits in 1/4" deep dados in both the
top and bottom shelves. These dados are stopped so that they
aren't visible from the front of the shelf. The three vertical
members and the top and bottom shelves form a rigid frame, while
the remaining shelves (three on each side) rest on adjustable
pins. These six floating shelves were assembled separately:
I glued up each surface from two pieces of walnut, with a third
piece glued on the back to provide a shallow vertical backstop
so books don't slide off.
Overall, the cherry used for the vertical members was clear
and consistent; however, there was one area containing a bark
inclusion that left a soft, inconsistent spot on one board.
I oriented this so that it was low on an inside face, but knew
that the soft wood wouldn't hold a shelf pin well. So, I drilled
out the inclusion and replaced this spot with new wood. Since
a majority of the area could be covered by a 1" diameter
circle, I selected a 1" Forstner bit and drilled down until
I saw mostly clear wood at the bottom of the hole. I used a
1" tenon / plug cutter to create a replacement face-grain
plug out of a cutoff from the same board so that the color
and the grain would match as closely as possible. I oriented
the plug so the grain was facing the same direction as the surrounding
wood and glued it into the hole. I trimmed it using a flush-cutting
saw and smoothed it with a plane. (The matching grain directions
helped a great deal with this.) |
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