Viking-style wooden spice shelf
Made from low-cost spruce boards with just a handful of tools and without a
single screw or nail, only relying on "primitive" mortise and tenon
joints. The only power tool that was used was a random orbital
sander. All through mortises were chiseled by hand, using a desk for
lack of a proper workbench.
Gallery
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The finished shelf
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Rough planning sketches
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The principal tools used.
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J measuring.
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Chiseling. (The green-handled ripsaw in the picture didn't see any use.)
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J sanding.
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Hole-alignment check passed.
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Test assembly.
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Joint detail.
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Draft for ornamental carving of the sidepost top.
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J's finished work.
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Carving, final form.
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Installed in its new home, freshly stained and waxed by J.
