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square and allowed the glue to cure. If your joints are cut well, this process will go very smoothly. I glued the TV shelf and the fascia strips together in the same manner.

The Finish Line

You can't escape it: now it's time to sand. The maple veneer faces of the ApplePly need very little sanding, but the edges are a different story: they need to be sanded smooth right through to

In this photo, the two bookcases minus the TV shelf come together to create a clean-looking place to display books and other items.

180-grit. With that done, I applied three coats of dewaxed shellac and a final coat of wipe-on polyurethane.

And even if I am forced to say it myself, I'm very pleased with the results — full-sized mockups (see editor's note on page 8), basic joinery, sound design and good material combine to create a lovely little bookcase set. J&

Rob Johnstone is the editor in chief o/Woodworker's Journal.

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