RWW 193 Display Shelf Part 1

This shelf is a very simply designed and built project for a customer. When I started it I’ll be honest that I thought it to be an easy one that I could just knock out quickly and I have allotted 5 hours total to build it. What I discovered was that it wasn’t difficult to build but the simplicity of it allows me to really focus on getting it done perfectly and that has been a whole new exciting learning experience.

In this first part I focus on the legs. Milling, sizing, dado joinery, and finishing touches like tapers and chamfers. I also bring out my adjustable dado plane technique that I wrote about several years ago.

Here is the SketchUp model of this design for anyone who is interested