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Just finishing up this shelf/cubby for a customer her in MI. Flat sawn white oak, 5’ long. Simple dado construction. (No pocket holes. ;o) )
Since it is 18” tall attaching a one piece back would be out of the question because of wood movement. So, I broke it up into three pieces. The first is the crest rail at the top at about 3 1/2” wide. At the bottom is a 5” rail that will hold coat hooks. In between is the back of the cubbies. The crest and hook rails are glued and nailed to the top and bottom shelf’s respectively. The cubby back floats, or at least half of it will. It slips in behind a rabbet on the hook rail and will be screwed at the top to the individual cubby dividers. There is a 3/16” gap at the bottom, inside the rabbet, that will allow for expansion movement.
Lastly, the crest rail incorporates a full length French cleat for hanging.
Just hand sanding and finish left to apply. Likely to get a seal coat of dewaxed shellac followed by several coats of a poly varnish.
Since it is 18” tall attaching a one piece back would be out of the question because of wood movement. So, I broke it up into three pieces. The first is the crest rail at the top at about 3 1/2” wide. At the bottom is a 5” rail that will hold coat hooks. In between is the back of the cubbies. The crest and hook rails are glued and nailed to the top and bottom shelf’s respectively. The cubby back floats, or at least half of it will. It slips in behind a rabbet on the hook rail and will be screwed at the top to the individual cubby dividers. There is a 3/16” gap at the bottom, inside the rabbet, that will allow for expansion movement.
Lastly, the crest rail incorporates a full length French cleat for hanging.
Just hand sanding and finish left to apply. Likely to get a seal coat of dewaxed shellac followed by several coats of a poly varnish.