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Using a drill/driver and 1¼-inch pan-head pocket screws, attach the decorative top to the sub-top from underneath.
Step 11: Attach the decorative top
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Rip the bookcase sides
Step 2
Make the rabbet for the back piece
Step 3
Cut the other plywood pieces
Step 4
Cut the toe kick and side arches
Step 5
Drill the shelf holes
Step 6
Cover the plywood edges
Step 7
Drill pilot holes
Step 8
Assemble the bookcase
Step 9
Nail on the back
Step 10
Make the decorative top
Step 11
Attach the decorative top
Step 12
Add the finishing touches
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Tools List
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Measuring tape
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Circular saw and guide
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Spring clamps for holding saw guide
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Plunge router fitted with 5/8-inch-diameter guide bushing, ball-bearing-piloted rabbeting router bit, and ¼-inch-diameter straight-cutting router bit
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Speed square
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Hammer
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Jigsaw for cutting arches in toekick and side pieces
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Iron for adhering iron-on birch veneer edge banding to plywood
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J-roller for adhering iron-on veneer
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Double-sided veneer trimmer
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Utility knife
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Drill/driver fitted with 5/8-inch spade bit
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Pocket-hole jig for boring angled holes for pocket screws
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Miter saw (or miter box with hand saw)
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Paint brush
Shopping List
1. 3/4-inch cabinet-grade birch veneer plywood for the case and shelves. One 4x8 sheet will make the whole bookcase
2. 1/4-inch-thick birch veneer plywood for the backing. One half-sheet will cover the back of the bookcase.
3. 8-foot piece of pine bed molding to trim around bookcase top.
4. 1¼-inch pan-head pocket-hole screws
5. 6d finish nails to attach the bed molding.
6. 3d box nails for fastening the plywood back.
7. 1/4-inch-thick x 3-inch-wide hardboard strip used to mark arches onto toekick and side pieces.
8. 7/8-inch-wide heat-activated birch veneer edge banding, used to conceal edges of plywood.
9. 1x pine, for making hole-routing template for shelf pegs.
10. 8 metal shelf pegs
11. 120-grit sandpaper
12. Primer and paint, or stain and varnish
2. 1/4-inch-thick birch veneer plywood for the backing. One half-sheet will cover the back of the bookcase.
3. 8-foot piece of pine bed molding to trim around bookcase top.
4. 1¼-inch pan-head pocket-hole screws
5. 6d finish nails to attach the bed molding.
6. 3d box nails for fastening the plywood back.
7. 1/4-inch-thick x 3-inch-wide hardboard strip used to mark arches onto toekick and side pieces.
8. 7/8-inch-wide heat-activated birch veneer edge banding, used to conceal edges of plywood.
9. 1x pine, for making hole-routing template for shelf pegs.
10. 8 metal shelf pegs
11. 120-grit sandpaper
12. Primer and paint, or stain and varnish
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