How to make a Simple Bookcase | Paul Sellers

Bookmarks: Layout: 01:03 Cutting the Housing Dado: 10:56 Shelves Layout: 24:04 Shelves Housing Dado: 34:03 Fitting the Shelves: 45:21 Kick board Groove: 01:13:18 Rebate for Plywood: 01:33:15 Finishing: 01:49:30 Fitting the Plywood Back: 01:58:07 Bookcases are still a popular home and office furniture piece, and what better than making your own? If you’ve wanted to make your own, this video on how to has been designed for you, especially if you want only to use hand tools. From the rough-sawn boards to the fully oiled and finished piece, I walk you through every step to ensure success, and all of this is done using the economy hand tools brought to the table.  Anyone looking for hand tool mastery will love following the step-by-step approach that I have used for six decades to date. Enjoy! Don’t forget you can make your very own router plane: -------------------- For more free woodworking videos, please