Building a HUGE Plywood Bookcase
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- Watch me show you how I built this gigantic, geometric, modular, baltic birch bookcase real quick.
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Just to make sure your skills aren't declining, you should tilt all the shelves at 7 degrees for the next one.
Good idea! Don't want to start slipping.
I want a shirt that says "Shaun Boyd Made This Gigantic, Geometric, Modular, Baltic Birch Bookcase".
Haha, it might have to be a long sleeve shirt to fit all the text.
@@shaunboydmadethis More like a one piece pajama with booties and a hood. 🤣🤣
me too.
On the back: "...And All I Got Was This Lousy Shirt."
Great project! Thanks for taking the time to make and film it. Subscribed!
A devoted artist who loves what he does as he glues life into every piece of wood he touches. A good teacher to emulate.
I love it! Thank you for walking us through your process. Final product looks amazing!!
Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching, Greg!
I built a couple of bookcases im totally done with the numerous cuts I can only image what u went thru nice job
Percent timing! I'm about to start assembling my own plywood bookcases and this was the inspiration I needed to get started. Great build and video!
Right on! Hope it turns out great! Thanks for watching!
top job, well done Shaun! this channel definitely is worth more than 75k subs. my favourite youtube woodworker at the moment.
Man, really appreciate that Dave! Glad you are enjoying my work!
I couldn't agree more!
I’m planning on building plywood shelving for DVDs this weekend and I found this video. It’s the first video of yours I’ve seen. Great job with this. It’s inspiring.
Happy to hear that! Thanks and good luck with your build!
I recently had a need for floating shelves, and it looks like this will fit the bill. Thanks 2:49
Amazing! Nice work Shaun
Really appreciate it! Thank you!
Spraying is definitely the way to go when finishing this. Great work over all Shaun!
Yeah, for sure. Definitely wasn't going to do this one by hand!
Perfect use of that clip from Stand and Deliver. Literally every time I deal with more than basic math, that clip plays in my head.
That is one of the best lines! It always gets me!
Can you link the clip from "Stand and Deliver" for those who don't get the reference? Thanks.
I love the shot of you laying down at the end. Keep the tradition going. Love your work Shaun
Haha, a piece can't leave my shop without the lay down test. Thanks Kasey, really appreciate it!
oh wow! Thank you so much! I loved the techniques you showed! 5:35
Looks awesome
Thanks!
Great Job. I bet it looks great in place.
Thank you! It certainly is a statement piece.
Impressive build and beautiful result Shaun! The perfect joints look very nice with Baltic birch.
Thank you! Baltic Birch always looks great!
Shaun, love your workshop the tools and the presentation of your work .👌😊thank you.
Thank you, Mahendra! It is a great workspace and I am really enjoying the extra room!
I love how your videos are presented well done 👍
Really appreciate that, glad you enjoy them! Thanks for watching!
Really nice work Shaun. You can never have enough clamps or friends willing to help.
That is absolutely true! Luckily I have both of those in the same building!
Great job and even better advice. I enjoy the channel.
Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Great video
Thank you!
You lying down on top of it was a LOL moment 👍🏻
Haha, that was the sketchiest one so far!
tell me someone was holding it from behind.
@@DavidWaller123 Haha, definitely! And a ladder.
@@shaunboydmadethis SOOOOO GOOD!!! One of the best things about your videos are these funny corky lil traditions. Never stop!
Boy, it's a lot of work! I will definitely follow your advice :-) Great job as always!
Yeah, I think I will be taking my advice from now on, too! Thanks man!
Totally amazing. I'm building something like this, just smaller... but with every inner box colored with a different tone! 😱
Going crazy after it 😭
Nice! Sounds like a challenging build, good luck with it!
@@shaunboydmadethis BTW, if you want to take a look at the final build, here it is: th-cam.com/video/sNjYZJgjBA0/w-d-xo.html
Just skip the parts where I say (mostly) useless things in italian, and you'll be fine 😅
Well done! I like the "geometric" part of this. It's simple but also interesting in a subtle way.
Yeah, it adds a nice little custom touch. Thanks for watching!
@@shaunboydmadethis Shaun, awesome build, I only have 1 recommendation. When it comes to casework I always cut and fit my parts dry then dissemble for finish. That way you can spray everything horizontally and apply a nice thick mill thickness without overspray . As you know overspray is big issue and I'd tedious to correct. Just my 2 cents
@@bp7770 Yeah, I definitely thought about doing that, but was worried about getting finish on the glue areas and thought masking it all would take just as long. What do you think?
Holy crap! That goes for the arduous build and the lying on top part. Lol. Good stuff Shaun.
Haha! Both were equally as daunting! Thanks for watching!
That looks great Shaun. Looks like it was quite a challenge to take on.
Thanks Scott! It was definitely a beast, glad to have this one behind me.
That thing is YUGE!
Haha, exactly!
Great build Shaun, nice one! atb
Thank you!
Worth it
Great job man 👍
Thank you!
Another excellent video Shaun, thank you! I'm getting ready to do a similiar project, I wonder if I can skip taking each domino out and glueing them, and just glue the edges of the boards. I usually do glue them because I see everyone else doing it, but it takes forever, and they are really just for aligning.
That turned out great!
My only suggestion to anybody else doing a similar project would be to cut the outer panels for the case from one long 8' strip and then cut them to 4' sections. This way, when it's assembled, you end up with continuous wood grain on the side panel.
Yeah, I originally planned to do that, but ended up just choosing the most defect free panels for the outside faces. Thanks Alan!
another thought would be 3/8 on the 8 mating pcs to eliminate the 11/2 thick center@@shaunboydmadethis
Just make sure you don’t feed that shop katz or else they never leave 👍🏼 awesome build
Haha, no kidding! Always coming around looking for something! Thanks man!
@@shaunboydmadethis and breaking things
Funnelless Maker Summoning! Awesome..!
I didn't know it was possible, but there you go. He could probably hear me cussing at the glue-up from his shop!
Creative outdoor spraybooth man
Thanks, it worked pretty well!
Looks cool!
Time to fill it up :)
Haha, I couldn't fill that thing up even if I wanted to! Thanks for watching!
You are a genius!
Really appreciate that!
great advise at the end of the video :D
I need to start taking my own advice!
That was an awesome vid man, inspiring me to organize 👍👍✌ 5:12
what a monster! The bookcase - not you the aspiring dentist! Well at least you know what to do if the client refuses to pay.. 😁 (Ole Bones got a good workout on this one aye!)
Haha, Shaun "the tooth puller" Boyd has a nice ring to it! Bones did well on this one. Thanks for watching, Rob!
I will come to you 10 times out of 10 for woodworking, and 0 times out of infinity for dental work. Another great build Shaun!! I admire the commitment to your domino. When are you gonna sell some stickers?
Haha, that is totally fair. I have never thought to sell stickers, I just throw them in with template and t-shirt orders. Maybe I will add them to my website for a couple bucks. Thanks Scott!
that bookcase is bop and yeet at the same time. FACT.
I had to google both of those. But now that I have, thank you!
Love the shirt! Book case is cool too! Your awesome
Right on, man! Thanks for watching!
Great job im a huge fan brother.
Really appreciate it, man! Thanks for watching!
They must have many things that need a shelf. It reminds me of a waffle from a distance. Really cool
No kidding! I kept thinking about that through the whole build. I think it could hold just about everything I own.
Like you I use a lot of full size sheets and on initial cuts through the table saw you have to keep one eye on the fence for drift. I recently purchased a set of Jessem fence guides and it makes sheet cutting so much easier with the guides angled 5 degrees back to the fence. It keeps the sheet tight into the fence.Would not be without them now. Would also like to upgrade to table saw with scroll blade to stop rip out, but outside my pay scale.
Yeah, that first cut with a full sheet is always a little difficult. I have an old school set of fence guides I rarely use, so might be a good time to upgrade to some new ones. Or just spring for the Altendorf haha.
Wow a plywood work of art. I'm trying to figure out the mitered corners with exposed edges? In any event I am super impressed that you can produce all those mitered corners.
Fantastic build and fun to watch. If that had been me building it, you would have heard me cussing up a storm over top of the groovy music as I tried getting all of that together before the glue dried. Jonathan even would have heard me, even without the funnel. (I laughed again just now thinking about that funnel scene! )
I thought the dentistry comment was the funniest in this video.
Love your work, keep on sharing, you inspire others.
Haha, that might have been why he stopped by, he could hear me cussing all the way in his shop. Thanks Dan, glad you enjoyed it!
Dude I love that trippy music.
Right on! Glad you dig it!
Fantastic job...... I know how you feel, I'm building a 9' x 12' x 4' bench/shelves/cupboards as a work area, it's taken 12 sheets of ply and a ton of reclaimed timber (ply also reclaimed from a building site used as hording) I'm now at the painting stage after gluing (some of it had become de-laminated), filling, sanding. I can't wait to see the end of this job....BTW yours is far more attractive than mine lol
Sheesh, sounds like a ton of work! Good luck getting it all done and thanks for watching!
Mind numbing Domino work! Well done for sticking with it ;-)
Thank you! It was a marathon for sure.
Wow. How did you keep track of all the different pieces? Epic build. Great video. : )
Yeah, that was probably one of the hardest parts. A lot of labeling, and keeping everything grouped together. I'm lucky nothing ever got misplaced or switched around!
Great work. And well done for taking that job on. I would have turned that away like the plague!
Haha yeah, I don't think I will be doing another one of these for a long time (or ever). Thanks for watching!
как всегда интересная работа, лайк. хорошее решение покрасочной комнаты! As always an interesting job, like. Good paint room !
Спасибо!
I am about to start one, but after seeing that, well maybe not 😭 lol. Great job as usual Shaun. Congrats on the finished product! Cheers, Sean
Thanks Sean! This was a beast of a build.
Man, that thing is massive! I know what you mean about choosing the method you think will be best, and by the end of it, you're wondering if you choose poorly. ha. When I made that Nelson inspired end table with the built-in fridge, I cut all of the strips and just nailed them together, thinking that would be easiest. I think the setup time to use a dado set for the end pieces might have been easier.
Yep! It is always hard to know what is going to be the best method. And I imagine if I had gone a different route, I would be saying the same thing on the other side, wondering if I should have gone with dominos. I guess that is just how it goes! Thanks Bruce!
Fantastico!!!
Thank you!
Hey Shaun, great build! I used to want a Festool Domino machine...now a really want one. The dentist crack made me laugh coffee up my nose...thanks for that. Also, in my latest video I built a cabinet for my niece out of plywood (did not use the aforementioned Festool Domino that I don't have) and referenced and linked your video using the drill bit trick for cutting dadoes. Hope that's cool. If not let me know and I'll edit. Thanks
Nice, man! Looks like the drill bit method worked like a charm, great looking cabinet! And thanks for linking to my video! Sorry about the coffee, too haha!
Sweet work man! I love the edging of plywood. what kind of finish did you use on the bookshelf?
Thanks! For this one I used spray lacquer.
Awesome build, as usual! Thanks for all of your great videos.
Where did you buy your baltic birch plywood? (I live in your area.)
Thanks Barbara! I get it from Aura Hardwoods in SLO. They have a great selection and are super helpful.
Bravo .
Thank you!
Oh no! Dang! Just picked up the Baltic birch for a very similar not quite as gigantic geometric modular bohemian Baltic Birch bookcase behemoth.
I too considered dados then settled on dominos.
But now, after watching your GGMBBB build, I’m seriously considering a claw hammer and a tin of nails.
Haha! No kidding. There were many moments of questioning my decisions throughout this build.
Hey man awesome build as usual. Where do you get your plywood?
Thank you! I get it from a local lumber supplier called Aura Hardwoods. They have a few locations around California.
Came out great. How well did the spraying work in the smaller sections? Looked to small to get a good pass, I’d be worried about buildup/runs
It wasn't too bad actually. I just made sure to do fairly light coats, and never had any issues with drips or buildup. Thanks For watching!
That is incredible what is more incomprehensible than the amount of dominoes is the amount of chances of error well done
Really awesome man. Don’t let Steve know you made it without his help. He’ll be jealous and might start posting his own TH-cam videos again.
Thanks man! He is probably trying to figure out how to make his own channel right now.
Shaun Boyd, yeah I’m sure he is. Maybe we can get him to fight the Festool Domino in a “makers tool duel to the death....” now say that 3 times fast. Lol
@@shaunboydmadethis I know you and Katz are out of Portland. I'm from the east coast we have alot of prefinished products out here I'm sure you checked but in case you didn't look into it it would save a ton of time. I use it for 99% of casework .
Never your humble bookcase look so nice , great work as always Sean !
and if your work resides at an office or other public place where we can admire it in the "flesh", let me know ok . Thanks for sharing your great work.
Really appreciate that! Most of my stuff goes into homes, though if you are ever driving through Los Alamos, California, stop into a restaurant called Bell's. I made a couple dining tables for them, and the food and people are great!
Damn nice Shaun..! I can only imagine how long the glue up took.
Yeah, the glue-ups were fun on this one. Thanks Shawn!
Great build as usual Shaun.
Something I've been wondering for awhile: "What do you actually have, and predominantly use, in the way of clamps?"
I know "you can never have too many clamps", but you seem to manage just fine without racks and rack of clamps.
Thanks Greg! Yeah, I really don't have a massive amount of clamps, and only rarely do I feel like I need more. I love pipe clamps, and that is usually what I am buying if I am buying anything. Obviously it would be great to have a whole wall full of them, but as long as I stay organized and stagger my glue-ups, I don't often run into problems.
Inspiring stuff! I wonder what the client is going to use it for.
Not sure, they must have a lot of things that need to be stored. Thanks for watching!
What kind of safety glasses are you wearing? I want some, they remind me of the ones my dad wore when I was little. thanks, love your videos!
They are just my regular glasses from Warby Parker. I actually bought them specifically for working in the shop though. They are cheap for prescription glasses, and I got just about the biggest frames I could find to have the most protection for my eyes.
Amazing job! Are the domino mortises in the vertical partitions through holes?
Thanks! No, I offset them so they didn't interfere with each other from each side.
yeah, if this furniture thing doesn't work out the Flying Wallendas could always use a back up performer. Lying on top of an 8' (modular no less) piece of furniture with no net! Stones of steel or filling the space that holds up the Angel's cap; the jury is still out and not expected back any time soon. You never disappoint Shaun. (chuckle, chuckle)
Haha, that is the extent of my daredevil-ness. I don't think I would make for a good show! Thanks for watching, Wayne!
You're sign off is consistently not consistent and you always climb on top of your work... 2 things I look forward to. Great work!
Those are two things I can almost guarantee will be in every video. Thanks, man!
You think things through pretty well. Nice work.
Nice shop too. What is the footprint If I may ask?
Thanx
peace
Thanks! This one took a lot of thinking. The shop space is about 20' x 40'.
Shaun, good video and thanks for sharing. What tool were you using on the table saw to measure the blade angle?
Thanks! It is a Wixey digital angle gauge.
@@shaunboydmadethis awesome Shaun thanks. I have to pick one up.
Oh boy great build, I love the proportions. IS there a name for that pattern or was it random?
Thank you, really appreciate it! No name for it as far as I know. The client sent me a drawing and we went from there.
Awesome build! Can you explain how the threaded inserts helped assemble the four quadrants! Thanks!
Thanks Wes! I used threaded inserts along all the sides that were against each other. So a countersunk bolt through one panel, into an insert in the panel next to it to hold them all together.
Shaun Boyd cool thanks!
hey shaun I'm building something similar soon, just wanted to ask how long did this take to build and then spray finish? nice job by the way , also did all the pieces sit flush? couldn't quite make it out from the video. cheers
Right on! I don't really remember, but probably around a week or so. And yes, everything was flush on the front and back.
I like the Washington shirt you had on. If you ever visit you can stay in my upstairs rooms. Based in Tacoma and shop in garage. I mill my own lumber out of my homemade portable saw mill and I have some cypress I am making some live edge benches out of. Just got some epoxy in since watching your vid and have some cool ideas to mess around with. Keep it up @ShaunBoyd
Right on! I love the PNW, and it sounds like you have a nice little setup. Thanks for watching, Austin!
Hi Shaun. Great build! I think I will copy your idea and make something very similar bookcase for our office room.
I have a question I hope you can answer: I am working with Domino's now for about a year including a project with offset angled cubes which all have 40 and 50 degree angled joints. That was a difficult project!
The problem I found is that you need to 'move' in two directions in order to slide in the Domino's if you have for example a 45 degree joint (hope you know what I am trying to say?). It does work as long as you think about how to assemble your pieces in advance!
Now I have watched your video over and over and this one the part I just don't get: The outside of the bookcase has 45 degree joints but how do you fit everything together in combination with the shelves/inner grid? Especially with glue applied to the Domino's you have only little time to move the connection before the Domino is fixed by the glue. I talk about what you're doing from 11:00 to 11:15.
How do you do this last and final step in the assembly? Just work together with a few people?
Hope you can explain this to me?!
Yep, I know exactly what you are talking about. Because I was using 3/4" plywood, there is enough flex in the material that I was able to get the dominos to seat both on the 45 degree joints at the same time. It took a bit of persuading, especially on the cabinet with the most vertical and horizontal dividers, but it worked pretty well. Having an extra set of hands helps too.
@@shaunboydmadethis Thanks for your answer Shaun. I will give it a try - in a couple of weeks!
I do have another question I hope you can help me with: In the video I did not see that you did not do a lot of sanding of the Plywood before or in between your sprayed the finish on? How did you deal with the typical thing that always happens to Plywood: If it gets 'wet' (also clear coat) the fibres seem to stand up and first the after light sanding and the second layer of clear coat the surface is smooth. That would be a lot of work...
how did you join the 4 quadrants together...did you glue them up or fix it with screws?
They are all connected with threaded inserts and bolts so that it can be taken apart if needed.
Good work Shaun! I'm glad u didn't jump off the top of it, climbing up must have been enough of a balancing act!
Haha, it was definitely the sketchiest one so far! Thanks for watching!
Did you consider using half lap joints for this build. I could been the least time consuming. Nice build btw.
Yeah, that was my initial thought since I had made smaller bookshelves like that in the past. But again dominos felt like they would be quicker at this scale, but the time difference was probably minimal. Thanks for watching!
I thought I recognized the chubby, short guy! LOL Well done.
Awesome build. Ended up here trying to figure out how to use the Domino for internal joints. When you have Dominos on both top and bottom of a shelf like this do you have to offset the mortises? Did you consider doing through mortises with tenon stock?
Yep, they are offset. I thought about it, but doing through mortises presented more hassle than it was worth.
@@shaunboydmadethis Thanks for the reply. I might mock up a through mortise just to try it, but it’s definitely helpful to find out how somebody else who knows a lot more did it.
Great project! Did you consider pre-finishing the parts before doing the glue up?
Thanks! Yeah, i definitely thought about it, only issue was I didn't want to get finish on the areas where I was going to be gluing. The amount of masking work it would have required led me to go with spraying them after.
@@shaunboydmadethis masking would be a big job and maybe not worth the effort. Would enjoy watching you spray the insides of the smaller openings.
So much work!
1. I hope you charge that client mucho.
2. Lovely quality plywood...no voids.
3. Is your domino thingamajig still alive?
4. You most definitely always opt for the road-less-travelled. Hence the reason for point no.1.
5. Do you ever use butt joints or glue and nails or glue and screws or pocket screws joinery?
6. Obviously delivery of this gigantic piece intact was not an issue.
Conclusion: Excellent job as always. I am inspired to strive for anything close to your standard.
It was a ton of work! I did get a pretty good price it! Baltic Birch is very lovely! The domino is still alive and kicking. I can honestly say I have drilled maybe 4 pocket holes in my entire life, though I think they are great in many situations, same with butt joints and glue/nails. Delivery went very well with the piece being broken up into four parts. Thanks Juliet! Really appreciate it!
Just coming to this video three years late. I'm wondering if you had to offset the mortises on the horizontal shelves, or if the dominatrixes just protruded 3/8" (10mm) or less. I'm glad I found these older vids. Assuming this was prior to FourEyes with Chris?
Honestly, I can't remember if I offset the dominos. Looking at the video, I think I cut the mortises so the dominos only protruded less than half the thickness of the plywood. And yep, this was before Chris and I teamed up.
13:57 ohhhhh, I know that feeling xD
Haha, just fight the urge!
Looks great. I don't think I will have that urge.
Haha, you are smart! Thanks for watching!
That isn’t standard home improvement store plywood, right? Where do you find plywood like that?
How do you stop the dominos interfering with adjacent dominos? For example, let say your vertical plywood is 18mm thick and you have a horizontal shelf either side of the vertical. If you set your dominos to go, say, 10mm deep into the vertical on each side, both dominos will hit each other, right? Do you offset the position of the dominos on both sides? Or do you set the dominos so that they don't go as deep?
I don't remember exactly, but I am pretty sure I offset them.
geeeeeezzzeeee.... too difficult for me... is this to be free-standing? If so what prevents it wanting to skew/parallogram when loaded?
Even if you loaded it up with lead weights, I don't think it would skew. All the glue joints make it just about bomb-proof.
I love my domino machine. The critics are everyone that doesn’t have one and/or can’t afford one. What did you spray it with?
Yeah, my domino has paid for itself more times than I can count!
Are you building the step-ladder to go with it?
Haha, no. But I wouldn't be surprised if they ask me to make them one soon!
Do you think it'd be usfel to have an infeed table on the tablesaw to make the bigger boards more manageable..?
Yeah, that would be nice to have. Though I have gotten pretty good at running full sheets of plywood through my saw, and that is about as big as anything I will be cutting on it. I might try it at some point.