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So I'm planning a bookcase between the stair stringers and the ceiling above leading to my house's second floor. The stringer is about 7" wide, and I basically want the bookcase to take up the entire area. The image below is my model of the bookcase. What I'm having trouble with is figuring out how to make it be easily removable, preferably without the use of a drill. I want it to be removable for if anything large (bed, mattress, etc) has to be moved up/down stairs. Can anyone think of any way to like, slot it in there and get it to stay without leaving gaps? Some sort of fastener I don't know the name of? 
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Aug 13, 2020 22:17
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I have always wanted a drill press, and now I have one! Very excited to drill various pieces of wood.
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Aug 22, 2020 20:04
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JEEVES420 posted:Nice, looks like a solid press. Buy a magnetic disk or nut bowl to stick to the Press. Keep your chuck in it. Seeing it sitting there on the bench all I could think is "Last known photograph" Hahaha, great idea, I almost left it in the bed of my uncle's truck. GEMorris posted:Sup Taiwan Drill Press buddy, what brand name does yours carry? Duracraft
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Aug 22, 2020 22:01
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So I'm making a built-in bookcase, and I'm using poplar, which I'll be staining cherry. What should I use on the wood post-stain to seal it?
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Sep 22, 2020 20:37
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Well in less cool news I made a sled for my table saw. I'm excited to cut new things that my miter saw can't. 
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Sep 25, 2020 22:28
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I finally assembled my table-top planer, and used it, I don't think I've ever felt a smoother piece of wood just running a 2x4 through it. It was like touching some entirely different material and not wood at all. I really want a jointer now.
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Oct 3, 2020 04:23
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So, I've been planning a fold-down table for my breakfast nook for quite some time, and I finally think I've got the time and inspiration to make it. I'm wondering if people with table and glued butt joints could weigh in and tell me if it'll be strong enough with how I've planned it. I've attached a few of the model photos here, the plan is to make it out of 1x pieces of cherry (which I have in my garage and have achieved a beautiful red color over the past year sitting in there). When it folds up, it will be a picture frame, and then it folds down with two portions of the frame swinging out to be the legs, which get locked into place with a steel pin each. My real question is if the 1xs adhered only with 3/4" of glue between them will be strong enough to be a table, or do I need to add another layer in there?  
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Oct 7, 2020 02:52
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:This is, what, a 1.5' x 3' tabletop? I think you'll be fine. Properly-applied glue with long grain to long grain is stronger than the wood itself, and your lengths aren't so long that sagging is a serious concern. What I'm not clear on is how that steel pin works to secure the legs. Wobbly legs would be unpleasant to deal with, so I'd be inclined to go with a locking shelf bracket or something similar. It might not achieve the aesthetic you want, but it'd be a lot more secure. It's actually 29"x56", long enough for two people to a side.. The pin is set between two hinges, and it's about 1/2" diameter steel pin. 
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Oct 7, 2020 03:52
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone, that's good stuff to think about!
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Oct 7, 2020 15:23
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Just finished my staircase bookcase! Or well it's finished enough for books. My last thing to do it get some 6" long drawer slides for the triangular drawers along the stringer. I tried doing wooden slides and they just didn't work like I wanted them to.
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Oct 17, 2020 02:55
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cakesmith handyman posted:Hey how did you steal my post before I wrote it? http://imgur.com/a/XZeHnFH Basically screwed the top bottom and left to the structure, then screwed the right side into them and the staircase itself. I used screws but no glue for this so I can take it down if necessary if something big has to go up/down the stairs.
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Oct 17, 2020 19:56
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I was gifted this pretty great desk yesterday, though obviously it needs a lot of love, and it will be my winter project i think to refinish/refurbish it. 
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Oct 18, 2020 19:50
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I do my stuff in Rhino, which is way more advanced than required to do woodworking modeling. Sketchup would be sufficient for almost every normal woodworking project I'm sure. I just have Rhino from being in architecture.
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Oct 19, 2020 13:39
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Love it! I'm planning a kinda similar sideboard for my dining room, it's great to see someone else has finished one of these!
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Oct 22, 2020 01:30
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I was gifted my Grandpa's old planes, he was a carpenter his whole adult life, and I'm very excited to use them after a bit of care.
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Oct 28, 2020 19:52
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more falafel please posted:The Dewalt 735X planer is on sale for $599 at HD, is that the typical lowest price? I probably need to pull the trigger on a planer, and I might as well get the consensus best lunchbox one. That's what I've got an I absolutely love it. I haven't tried other planes though so others might chime in.
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Nov 8, 2020 00:45
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Sockser posted:Dude on Craigslist was liquidating some gear that, I dunno, he bought for one single job or something You lucky duck. I really want a guide and table for my router.
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Nov 21, 2020 00:51
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Watching Paul Sellers make poo poo makes me dearly want a band saw.
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Dec 21, 2020 23:19
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I updated a family friend's mantlepiece by adding a new top, extending the sides, and adding new trim to a piece she got at an antique store. I think it ended up really nice, and I especially enjoyed using the planer on a 2x12 to make it as smooth as a baby's bottom. Also the router was fun.
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Jan 23, 2021 07:07
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I ordered a Router Table and a Jointer from Rockler and I'm super excited for their arrival.
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Feb 4, 2021 01:44
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I finished this 2 months ago but just took a picture of it in its natural environment. A bookcase for my mom!
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Feb 17, 2021 02:40
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pseudanonymous posted:Lol if you think Detroit won't get a hipster infestation in the next 5-10 years that's on a scale with Portland, and Capitol Hill in Seattle, and Northern California. We already have it, that's what Royal Oak and Ferndale are.
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Feb 21, 2021 03:37
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Elysium posted:Oh poo poo, now we’re in my wheelhouse. I feel like Red Green would be really loving proud of you.
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Apr 8, 2021 14:26
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Those metal edges would bruise the poo poo outta legs, and the corners would tear your skin off, drat.
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Apr 15, 2021 22:07
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I made a tapestry hanger with hidden hardware on Sunday for this awesome tapestry, and I'm quite pleased with it. I still need to finish it, probably just with a few coats of poly, but that will wait until spring when it's warm enough to do that outside. Basically took took 2 pieces of 1x3 oak, routed a small portion out of one, used wing nuts to cinch them together, and mounted the second one with oak cleats to the wall. https://www.instagram.com/p/CW1pWWjvpaB/
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Nov 30, 2021 04:46
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