How to Build a Large Bookcase | Plans

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  • Опубликовано: 26 мар 2021
  • Plans for this build are available on my website www.almfab.com/plans/bookcase
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  • @MichaelAlm
    @MichaelAlm  3 года назад +24

    Thanks everyone for watching! Plans are up on my website www.almfab.com/plans/bookcase

  • @katzmosestools
    @katzmosestools 3 года назад +49

    Really crushed this Michael! Gorgeous 😍

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад +1

      Thanks JKM!!!

    • @marblemountainwoodworks8475
      @marblemountainwoodworks8475 3 года назад +3

      I agree with JKM. Beautiful build! Not only that, the size of those sheet goods you had to wrangle in itself is most impressive 💪🏻

  • @naterapp7881
    @naterapp7881 3 года назад +22

    Building a bookcase can sound like a simple job, but your video showed all the detail and planning that goes into it. Great job, and thanks for sharing!

  • @paulheitkemper1559
    @paulheitkemper1559 3 года назад +14

    Lots of good tips here for me to poach. I also love that you included those little doses of humanity that happened during the build. Great job all around.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @DieCastoms
      @DieCastoms 3 года назад

      It is really nice to see that the people one views as professionals and experts make just as many silly mistakes as the viewer. It shows that you don't need to be absolutely perfect to consider yourself good at what you do, because even the experts knock over half their shop, from time to time.

  • @taylorl5794
    @taylorl5794 2 года назад +5

    I love watching these videos and discovering just how inefficient I am in the workshop. The idea of cutting the shelves to length with the nose already installed blew my mind. Simple, yet revolutionary! Nice job!

  • @michealwynter7131
    @michealwynter7131 3 года назад +3

    Great looking bookcase. Love your builds. Gotta say the Catherine Zeta Jones scene made me laugh out loud. Great movie.

  •  3 года назад +5

    Loved the chaotic focused energy of this video 🤣 so many things falling! Also, this bookshelf is a DREAM, so beautiful

  • @GuitarFuYou
    @GuitarFuYou 3 года назад +2

    Great video. Knocking stuff down and things falling over made this video VERY relate-able. Thanks!

  • @SpencleyDesignCo
    @SpencleyDesignCo 3 года назад +1

    Incredible work on this one, Michael!

  • @lindysmith13
    @lindysmith13 3 года назад +1

    That is a great shelving unit. And Josh is a true friend!

  • @thomlipiczky9021
    @thomlipiczky9021 3 года назад

    Nice job! Always helpful to see how you handle the logistics of designing and installing large pieces.

  • @ryanmaly
    @ryanmaly 2 года назад

    That's a beautiful bookcase! Excellent work. The simple crown adds so much to the look of the piece.

  • @granander
    @granander 2 года назад

    Turned out fantastic! Simple, clean and yet interesting small features keeping it from being boring. I am a new fan for sure! Thank you for sharing!

  • @sallyking37
    @sallyking37 Год назад

    Your attention to detail is awesome ... so enjoy watching you work!!

  • @soundboy89
    @soundboy89 3 года назад

    OMG that cleat-as-a-clamping-surface trick is awesome!

  • @f1rstclass289
    @f1rstclass289 3 года назад

    High quality custom craftsmanship and build. I love the fit and finish.

  • @charleselkins4546
    @charleselkins4546 Год назад

    The installed bookcase looks perfect for an art book collection. Well done.

  • @MESTER47
    @MESTER47 3 года назад +1

    Great build, and a nice touch having the top crown covered for the dust not to go inside.

  • @phiteonn3541
    @phiteonn3541 3 года назад

    Stunning workmanship

  • @mattbowers5342
    @mattbowers5342 3 года назад +1

    Amazing commission, I dream of finding jobs like this! I used the Rubio oil finish on my first job a couple months ago, I will definitely use it again. Looking forward to the next one!

  • @thomashendricks9774
    @thomashendricks9774 3 года назад +1

    I absolutely love this book case design, so thoughtful and beautiful.

  • @JamesWilliams-en3os
    @JamesWilliams-en3os 2 года назад

    Great build, I picked up a few good tips. Using your burnishing tool on the mitred plywood edges is brilliant!

  • @jonathanking4107
    @jonathanking4107 3 года назад

    Brilliant. Excellent workmanship.

  • @meganthwaites
    @meganthwaites 3 года назад +1

    That’s beautiful. A job really well done! Cam from blacktail studio also uses the rubio monocoat. Always a stunning finish and looked amazing on that oak😍

  • @HowIDoThingsDIY
    @HowIDoThingsDIY 3 года назад

    Wow, that's beautiful. Great work.

  • @howski98
    @howski98 2 месяца назад

    Absolutely beautiful work

  • @jackknows6509
    @jackknows6509 3 года назад

    Really nice bookcase. I do like the finish. Thanks for the CZ-J clip!!!

  • @jeffhayford8879
    @jeffhayford8879 3 года назад

    Real nice not having the machines mixed at full volume. Thank you. Great build, too!

  • @jim7smith
    @jim7smith Год назад

    Love the modular design......although I likely will not ever move again myself, others might. Great looking shelf unit!

  • @LindaSmith-vq1br
    @LindaSmith-vq1br 3 года назад

    Love the look and design!

  • @samuelsilva8364
    @samuelsilva8364 3 года назад +3

    Catherine Zeta Jooooones, she dips beneath lasers, oh oh ooooh!

  • @fredyquiroz7654
    @fredyquiroz7654 3 года назад +6

    Michael! Awesome shelves!
    This is the first video I’ve watched from you and it’s freaking awesome...
    Would you do a twin bunk bed when you get the opportunity? I’d like to see how you build those, there’s a lot of videos in RUclips but I’m sure with your design skills it would turn out much better than DIY levels...
    I appreciate your videos.

  • @suearmstrong3404
    @suearmstrong3404 2 года назад

    That is incredibly beautiful!

  • @steveforbes7718
    @steveforbes7718 Год назад +1

    The book shelves/cases of which I always dream! I have a friend who is a carpenter and has many of the tools you have. Maybe we can do this one together. To say the least, that is the most impressive set of shelves I have seen made on YT, bar none!

  • @kzookid2051
    @kzookid2051 11 месяцев назад

    I love this! Almost four years ago I bought a 120-year-old house with a large window in the middle of the livingroom wall. I thought at the time it would be perfect with two bookcases up the sides and across the top of the window. I've toyed with different ideas of constructing this but never hit on a plan I really liked - until now. Thanks for both the video and the plans I will soon be getting. Awesome work!

  • @TheNavalspook
    @TheNavalspook Год назад +1

    Built your bookcase with my own spin on the plans, made it 4-bay rather than 3-bay. Turned out great, just finished today. Thanks! It will hold about 600 books by my guessitmate.

  • @jorgearenas872
    @jorgearenas872 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing this professionnal work... Really clean and sober... Greetings from Medellín, Colombia!!!!

  • @peterfitzpatrick7032
    @peterfitzpatrick7032 3 года назад +1

    I remember years ago, when I was just starting in hobby woodworking (I'm a machinist by trade & I deal in "thous" daily😉) I built a full height shelving unit for my sis... we carried it into the living room and were quite surprised when we couldnt stand it vertically !! 🙄😂😂 plinths became my best friend after that... 😕
    My late father, a CABINETMAKER, was probably having a good laugh at me from up above... 😇

  • @paulpardee
    @paulpardee 3 года назад

    Man, that looks REALLY good!

  • @chrisbabbitt4202
    @chrisbabbitt4202 3 года назад

    Very nice looking bookcase.

  • @ericsimpson4045
    @ericsimpson4045 3 года назад

    This shaper is so tempting🙈 and heres another thing you can do with it... great video again.

  • @charlesxix
    @charlesxix 3 года назад

    Absolutely gorgeous.

  • @triplex86
    @triplex86 2 года назад

    Wow, that looked so good

  • @TimelessMerchant
    @TimelessMerchant Год назад

    great video & great craftsmanship!

  • @georgesatory7242
    @georgesatory7242 5 месяцев назад

    Nice work. I plan to do similar thing in maple. Since it will be a permanent built-in I will probably use only 4 panels for the 3 cases with the inner ones serving both sides. Thanks for some very useful tips.

  • @picoranchdesignbuild7052
    @picoranchdesignbuild7052 3 года назад

    Super clean, nice details throughout, I really like the chamfer on the bottom of the shelves.

  • @GeeksWoodShop
    @GeeksWoodShop 3 года назад

    Haha, the Mario ref was spot on. You are crushing it Michael, every project, every video. Props!

  • @tarynjones6781
    @tarynjones6781 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful design and ingenious assembly plan!

  • @4431charlie
    @4431charlie Год назад

    wow, what a beautiful job

  • @167curly
    @167curly Год назад

    A handsome project, Michael.

  • @gnlman
    @gnlman 2 года назад

    Awesome build. Nice to see that I am not the only one that has stuff falling in my shop when I am moving projects around. LOL

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 3 года назад

    Nice build. The panels on the top were a thoughtful addition.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      Thanks! Yeah, I was really pleased with that 😁

  • @JGV_IX
    @JGV_IX 3 года назад

    Flawless! Very nicely done 😎

  • @wairarapahandyman
    @wairarapahandyman 3 года назад

    It was a nice detail to grain match the panels after you cut the sheets and assembled the three separate pieces, nice touch. Great project. Got yourself a new sub.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      You caught that! Nice!! Thank you 😁

  • @andrhamm
    @andrhamm 3 года назад

    Wow that was a really cool use for the Shaper!

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      Yeah! It worked like a charm

  • @IgorKhrapov_83
    @IgorKhrapov_83 3 года назад +13

    Thanks for Mario-sound. 😁

  • @jenniferbecnel439
    @jenniferbecnel439 3 года назад

    Nice bookcase. Great modular ideas, yet still looks like a single unit!

  • @keithbailie3014
    @keithbailie3014 3 года назад +2

    Very slick! I don’t need a bookshelf but I now want to build one. :)

  • @shawnfunstuff
    @shawnfunstuff 2 года назад

    Awesome build, I learned a lot!

  • @wynandduplessis9166
    @wynandduplessis9166 3 года назад

    What a great bookcase!

  • @CheveeDodd
    @CheveeDodd 3 года назад

    That turned out awesome! I haven't tried any of the hard wax products yet either. Might need to give that a try;

  • @befmx31
    @befmx31 3 года назад

    Really nice work.

  • @dannyhale7645
    @dannyhale7645 3 года назад +1

    Nice build. Those are some really beautiful bookcases. I love that sweet, old Dodge, too. I've been driving my '92 Dodge W150 Power Ram for almost 25 years. You can't kill those old Dodges.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! Yeah my buddy just got that old dodge. Super handy to have in the neighborhood 😉

  • @johnwayne2103
    @johnwayne2103 Год назад

    DUDE that bookcase is the shiznit!

  • @ericplautz3622
    @ericplautz3622 3 года назад

    This is ah-mazing work. I love what you build and you're the only maker i've purchased a shirt from. Keep rocking it!!

  • @8arzum
    @8arzum 3 года назад

    Fantastic piece dude.

  • @evanharriman5352
    @evanharriman5352 3 года назад

    Great work as always, bud!!

  • @biglav6048
    @biglav6048 3 года назад

    Always enjoy your videos and style!

  • @WiltonSilveira
    @WiltonSilveira Год назад +1

    Saudações. Meus cumprimentos pelo magnífico trabalho e planejamento! Para quem não conhece nada ou pouco, os detalhes são inspiradores!

  • @TheVikingbk
    @TheVikingbk Год назад

    When I had the cabinetmaker do my library shelves I had him ad a small piece of angle iron underneath the front trim to stop any sagging for ever and ever. Invisible and works well.

  • @tomedwardsmusic
    @tomedwardsmusic 3 года назад

    Gorgeous build! Love me some white oak 🤩

  • @iangrant4756
    @iangrant4756 3 года назад

    Really nice job!

  • @GetHandsDirty
    @GetHandsDirty 3 года назад +19

    Wow, it looks awesome! Very satisfying to see you building stuff with such precision and care. That finish looks interesting to me, mostly the single coat and matte features. Keep it you!

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      Thanks Cris!! Yeah I was really happy with the Rubio. Huge time saver. They have a top coat that you can add if you want it shinier, which might be nice in certain applications, but the matte finish looks great!

  • @wuznotbornyesterda
    @wuznotbornyesterda 6 месяцев назад

    Beautiful!

  • @nicholascmcneill
    @nicholascmcneill 3 года назад +1

    Looks awesome!

  • @albertlombus3918
    @albertlombus3918 3 года назад

    Very nice job

  • @scs3drg
    @scs3drg 3 года назад

    looks fantastic

  • @mikerettingerps
    @mikerettingerps 3 года назад

    That is one awesome bookcase.

  • @dianasalamanca5282
    @dianasalamanca5282 2 года назад

    amazing job! I'm watching u from Chile

  • @11211lcb
    @11211lcb 3 года назад

    Very Nice. I would suggest that you prefinish interior surfaces before assembly. This really makes finishing much easier and faster.

  • @shadowlovell5109
    @shadowlovell5109 2 года назад

    Thank you Wyrmwood

  • @antzanton4842
    @antzanton4842 3 года назад

    Nice work,

  • @triciac.5078
    @triciac.5078 3 года назад +1

    Gorgeous bookcase. Even if they’re not art books, books get heavy. Especially when you can double or triple stack smaller books. I need to flip my shelves soon as they’re slightly sagging.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад +1

      Thank you!! Yeah I can only imagine what this thing will weigh when the owner fills it up 😳

  • @danielmezajr.3889
    @danielmezajr.3889 Год назад

    This looks awesome!!

  • @slowsnail30
    @slowsnail30 2 года назад

    It looks awesome 👏

  • @ctenos45069
    @ctenos45069 3 года назад

    Very nice build, an excellent job with the video. I picked up a couple of good tips with this one.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      Thank you! Glad to hear it 😁

  • @joespilman7333
    @joespilman7333 2 года назад

    Great job

  • @chm1701
    @chm1701 2 года назад

    Nice work, Michael. I was watching Jason’s boat build and having recently listened to you on the Shop Sounds Podcast, I thought I’d swing by and take a look at some of your videos and I’ve decided stick around and sub. I really liked this build and there’s some great tips too. Oh, and when you took the bookcase up the stairs, all I could think about was the Friends episode where Ross kept shouting the word ‘Pivot’ to get the sofa up the stairs. Classic episode! I’m off to watch your patterned plywood videos now. All the best to you. Chris, UK.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much Chis!! If it wasn't in a clients house I would've been yelling "PIVOT" the whole time 🤣 Cheers!

  • @inztramental
    @inztramental 3 года назад

    Top notch turnout brotha!😁👍

  • @jesswu0213
    @jesswu0213 3 года назад

    Gorgeous piece. Subscribed

  • @owenvanbruchem1863
    @owenvanbruchem1863 3 года назад

    You can use the backpanle to square the whole thing. Still a good solution! Looks great!

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      True! I just like to leave it up to make cleaning glue squeeze out easier

    • @owenvanbruchem1863
      @owenvanbruchem1863 3 года назад

      @@MichaelAlm oww thats smart too i always struggle with that 😄

  • @rwhite9994
    @rwhite9994 3 года назад +1

    Love white oak also, especially here in west Virginia. But boy is it hard! I mean super hard.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      It’s impressively tough! Even as a veneer

  • @singlecatt
    @singlecatt 2 года назад

    Those are absolutely awesome. You did a beautiful job. Kinda wishing they were mine. Lol

  • @DsHardWoodCreations
    @DsHardWoodCreations 3 года назад +1

    Very nice mike

  • @benmooreman
    @benmooreman 3 года назад

    Josh is a really good friend. I hope he gets a first-class meal or something nice for compensation.

  • @svenamundsen4879
    @svenamundsen4879 2 года назад

    Nice work!!

  • @zicarwoodworking
    @zicarwoodworking 3 года назад

    nice video editing and gorgeou design, like it!

  • @beanng6310
    @beanng6310 2 года назад

    Great video quality 👍

  • @wadihkarim4088
    @wadihkarim4088 3 года назад

    Wow looks amazing! Will have to try Rubio monocoat. Well done.

    • @MichaelAlm
      @MichaelAlm  3 года назад

      Thank you! Yeah, the Rubio is great!

    • @jeremyspecce
      @jeremyspecce 3 года назад

      Just tried it for the first time on a live edge maple mantle I made. Make sure you’re sitting down when you see the price, but for the mantle (about 15 square feet of surface) I used 2 TABLE SPOONS!!

  • @Obsidian0Knight
    @Obsidian0Knight Год назад

    i like how you made these and then upcycled them. waste not want not!