White oak bookcases w/ cloud lifted panels

White oak bookcases w/ cloud lifted panels
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Hillsdale, NY

Three free-standing bookcase / storage units:
1) 109” W x 83” H x 17" D
2) 77” W x 44” H x 17” D
3) 24” W x 83” H x 17" D


Craftsman Woodworks & Design
Craftsman Woodwoks & Design

Countertop of comb-grain slip matched white oak venner.

Cabinet end stiles, rails & subrails; toe kick, valence & aprons of plain sawn solid white oak. Floating radiused decorative end panels of quarter sawn & figured white oak.

Foating panel tennon retention pegs of end grain solid Sapelle Mahogany.

Shelves, decks and partitions to be A/A grade engineered oak veneer panels.


Case(s) on frame.

Indexed, floating, 1.75" Th. tops.

Custom stile and rail/subrail ends with floating tennons.

Pyramid beveled wood pegs for panel and floating tennon retention.

Floating panels, sub rails, toe kick and valance aprons of custom radiused (clouded) machining per design drawings & custom templates.

Combination of floating mortise & tennon, panel and tennon retention pegs, dowel, blind dado, biscuit and spline and glue joints were employed to achieve the intended design.

All shelves and partitions to be banded in matching material on all visible edges.


Hand applied cocktail of penetrating and hardening resinous oils.


Adjustable levelers for frame. Solid brass shelf pins. No other fasteners.


Installed in one of the most beautiful Arts & Crafts homes I have seen.

Unusual backless design. Unique stile/rail/subrail/ panel/tenon construction & details.

Custom ornamental radius work at cornice, aprons, sub rails, floating panels and toe kicks.


Long design cycle, longer fabrication cycle. All one of a kind parts.

Materials dimensioned stile, rail, subrail & panel blanks

Materials dimensioned stile, rail, subrail & panel blanks 2

Materials typical floating panel grain, pre-machining

Materials, one bundle countertop veneer

Materials rift white oak countertop veneer faces, pre-joining

Machining floating panles pre detailing

Assembled case 2 dry plugged end elvation

Assembled lower panel detail, pre detailing

Assembled small end pre pinning

Assembled, case 2 left end tennon plug blind mortise depth

Finished & installed case 1 front

Finished & installed case 1 right oblique

Finished & installed case 2 left oblique

Finished & installed case 2 right oblique empty

Finished & installed case 3a left end lower detail

Finished & installed case 3a right oblique empty

Finished, case 3a left oblique