Synopsis In this third of four articles on starting out Roger Holmes explores the varieties of bookshelf joints. This joint has a well-deserved reputation for being fussy to cut and fit but I ve devised two jigs so easy to use that you can t go wrong. Box joinery can be as complex or simple as your skill and patience permit he explains how to make a tongue-and-groove bookshelf that s strong and easy to assemble.

Dovetails join the shelves to the sides and the sides to the top.

Woodworking This bookcase is just six boards held together using one elegant joint the tapered sliding dovetail. Wood Magazine Pull-Apart test Biscuit miter joint 220 lbs force Dado 559 lbs force Wood Magazine Shear test Mortise Tenon Joint took 1 005 lbs force over double to triple the force to break compared to other joints. Plywood is an essential material for bookcases. For the Wood Joint Torture Test in WOOD Magazine issue 173 they created and then destroyed more than 100 joints.

Cut the rail from a 1 x 3 or 1 x 4 to fit between the two case sides. You can hide edges behind solid wood or moldings but the quickest easiest edge solution is a thin strip of wood veneer called edge banding 6 for 25 ft. Since the bookcase has no back you need to install a wood strip or hanging rail to screw each case to the wall. It s strong affordable and good looking. There s just one problem those ugly edges.

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