The design of this bookcase is simple enough to build in one day and finish over the following few evenings. It's composed of just thirteen pieces that are dadoed and screwed together, and all the joinery and shaping is done with a table saw and drill press.

The details of this bookcase are reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts style with its slatted ends and pyramid topped posts and slats. We chose cherry for its lighter appearance, but you can use other woods, particularly quartersawn white oak, which would be more in keeping with the style the bookcase is based upon.

For your convenience, we have divided this plan into five web pages so they will print nicely on almost all printers. (This is Page 1.)

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Plan adapted from Today's Woodworker^TM Magazine, Issue 19, January 1992.

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