"Prairie Grass" Bookshelves from Wood and Steel

My buddy Derek from Square Splinter came to visit after we batted around a bunch of ideas on what we could build together. My wife has been wanting bookshelves for a while and I was inspired by a Reddit Post to incorporate metal and wood into this unique build.
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[@SquareSplinter]

This was really a great design to build. We have to do this again sometime soon.

[@83metalcraftllc52]

Very nice looking shelves. That design is rockin🔥

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Cool build. A lot of low key ball busting for the woodworkers! LOL Cheers.

[@captainzero1]

These are really beautiful

[@42Fab]

Thanks

[@brianpatrick8441]

Wow!! He has nice clean well lit shop!!! Im impressed

[@dreambuilderkmg]

cerveza sniffles, lol love it

[@perr1don]

Fantastic project

[@HouseofChop]

Very interesting design. Best of both worlds in the collab! Awesome 🔥👍🏼🔥

[@unitwoodworking5403]

It is strong and stable shelf . Design is unique, modern and simple. Great and nice👍👍

[@jeffsmith158]

In the future, those silicone bbq basting brushes from the grocery store work just as well as the expensive woodworking silicone brushes for spreading glue.

[@michaelsfabwork2985]

Nice build. I like how you do the voice over on your videos. I need to try that when I make my videos on my channel. Stay safe and take care.

[@42Fab]

You want some advice, reach out, I'm easy to email. Keep at it until you figure out how best to tell YOUR story, not A story. Voice over is one method, but talking in camera is another than works just as well if you can tell a pertinent story while you do it.
Half the story is in your voice, the other have is in the edit. Half the edit is in the camera. It probably took me 40 videos to figure it out.
Best of luck

[@davepayne2024]

Awesome!

[@BakerTheCreator]

That's a really cool design. Great inspiration!

[@thetinkermaniam5761]

As a woodworker I usually let the glue drops dry then flick them off with a spatula

[@stanwooddave9758]

Great team work. Richard, just so you know if any of those "save mommy Earth" open their pie-holes about the Alder Wood, think of Alder in the same way as you think of Dandelions in a lawn. That's right, Alder is the "Weed(s)" here in the Pacific North West. Growing time's for Harvest is something like between 10 to 15 year's, depending what Diameter your after. What is a shame in my opinion, is sometimes Alder has what is called "Purple Heart" color, (Very Red to Purple depending on each log) but unfortunately the mill's won't take the log's, they just sell them for firewood. They heat the house very good!!!!

[@YESSLEEP42]

I like the design!! Good build man!

[@BruceAUlrich]

They turned out fantastic! I think my favorite parts are where the steel slats into the wood on the sides.

[@42Fab]

Mine too! Derek's video has some drool worthy shots

[@bartonrobinson4266]

Totally cool design by two totally cool peoples..Richard hope you and Derek get together and do something again, for the Misses of course !!

[@karlwolff8994]

Do you have to run a certain speed chop saw to cut metal ?

[@ameliavanderniet8732]

Yep, metal saws run a lot slower than wood ones

[@42Fab]

With different blades

[@cavemanjoe7972]

Like this for 'cerveza sniffles' as the official virus name.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Those final b roll shots were silky

[@WorldsBestFisherman152]

I want to start a welding business is you’re business a LLC or what kind of business type are you just wondering if a LLC is really needed

[@42Fab]

LLC, yes. And yeah, needed

[@MetalQuartzman]

I believe your workshop is entirely powered by Dewalt batteries, even lighting and plasma table.

[@42Fab]

everything but the 240v equipment can be

[@BowkerAero]

metal doesnt come all the exact same size either, lol.