Big face frame glue up.

[Peter Rideout]

I’ve been working away on a nine foot tall bookcase for the upstairs hallway for several weeks. I finally got the face frame glued up today. It’s clear eastern white pine,, which will be painted to match the upstairs trim.
This is the back side. I dry fit the pieces and tacked them in place as I went, to allow for the “not quite square and plumb” situation in the old house. Then I brought the whole armload back to the shop for assembly.
I dowelled the joints and it worked out pretty well.
I’ll paint it on the bench for convenience.

 

[Ted Calver]

Looking good. It's been a long time since I've seen clear EWP. It must be nice to work with.

 

[Brent Dowell]

That is one ginormous face frame!

 

[Peter Rideout]

Looking good. It's been a long time since I've seen clear EWP. It must be nice to work with.

Thanks Ted. It is a pleasure to work with, very soft, of course, and forgiving.
It was the wood of choice for painted trim in old farmhouses such as ours and I like to keep a few pieces around for projects like this. I like it knot free, if possible, to avoid pitch bleeding through the paint.

This is the assembled piece, sanded and ready for primer.

 

[Peter Rideout]

All finished, face frame in place and paint touch ups done. Already being put into service. Nothing fancy, but I’m very pleased with the outcome and it’s a big step in the reference book organization challenge.

 

[Tom Niemi]

Perfect for the spot Peter! Nicely done

 

[glenn bradley]

Sweet setup. That came out great.

 

[Ted Calver]

Perfect!