This is a model of the cover project from the June 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, a set of bookshelves are re-creations of stacking book boxes used for shipping Jefferson’s library to Washington D.C. for the Library of Congress. While the exact form of the boxes isn’t know, these are based on 1959 recreations … Read more
The PDF of Popular Woodworking Magazine June 2011 is now available for download at ShopWoodworking.com. (You can read this bookmarked PDF on almost any computer, and on any mobile device that supports the PDF format.) In our cover story for the June issue, Editor Christopher Schwarz builds the Monticello bookcases – stacking book boxes that … Read more
The June 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine will start mailing to subscribers soon, so we thought you might want a preview of what to expect. Our cover story, by Editor Christopher Schwarz, chronicles the bookcases that were designed by Thomas Jefferson for his personal library at Monticello. These pine cases were the foundation of … Read more
A Preview of the June 2011 Issue The June 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine will start mailing to subscribers soon, so we thought you might want a preview of what to expect. Our cover story, by Editor Christopher Schwarz, chronicles the bookcases that were designed by Thomas Jefferson for his personal library at Monticello. … Read more
Make Boxes to fit your books – and your space
By Robert W. Lang
Pages 22-23
From the June 2011 issue #190
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The typical bookcase is a good example of poor design. We make them that way because that’s the way we’ve always made them; almost every plan you see is 12″ deep, yet few books require that much space. Most bookcases are heavy and a pain to move. These stacking bookcases solve those problems, and won’t take long to build.
Plan: Download the free SketchUp plan for the stacking bookcases.
Articles: All the “I Can Do That” articles are free online.
From the June 2011 issue #190
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Today we’re taking the cover photo for the June 2011 issue, stacking bookcases based on the reproductions at Monticello. Last night, these bookcases were loaded up with about half of my woodworking library. (Yup, half. That’s my kids’ inheritance.) Today we spent the morning removing many of my woodworking books and replacing them with books … Read more
