Waterfall Bookshelf

Waterfall style book shelf

1. Table saw
2. Chop saw
3. Orbital sander
4. Pocket screw jig and bits
5. Drill bits and drill
6. Wood glue
7. Wood clamps
8. Piece of Wood at least 110 inches in length, or several pieces of wood totaling to 110 inches
9. Oscillating drum sander
10. Odies Oil and applicator sponge

Our sides will be 22 inches in length, and our shelves will be 20 inches in width. At the end of this step, you will have two pieces 22 inches in length which will be your sides. You will have three shelves 20 inches in length.

1. Measure your wood to make sure you have 110 inches total in length.
2. Measure twenty-two and forty-four inches and make a mark on each measurement.
3. Measure three shelves 20 inches apart and make marks. The easiest way to do this is to pull your tape all the way down the piece of board, then mark it all at once. Mark at 22 inches, 44 inches, 64 inches, 84 inches, 104 inches

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Take your piece of wood to your chop saw and cut on each mark, working your way down the piece of wood.

Cut a 45 degree angle into the top of each side piece, and each side of the top piece, which will form the waterfall look.

Your last cut, which will be your third shelf, will be too long because of the left over 6 inches on the end of the board. You will need to measure again and cut 6 inches off of this piece. You should end up with two pieces 22 inches in length, and three pieces 20 inches in length.

1. Run each piece through the oscillating drum sander, once on each side.
2. Clamp your piece to the table using wood clamps.
3. Use your orbital sander to smooth your pieces. Start with 180 grit sandpaper and sand on both flat sides as well as the four outside sides.
4. Move to 220 grit sandpaper and sand each piece again.

You are looking for a smooth to the touch finish on all your pieces. Run your fingers over the wood and feel for any rough spots that need more sanding. Once each piece is smooth all over, move on to step 4.

Lay down your 22-inch side pieces. We will be leaving a 1-inch gap at the bottom. Each shelf has two measurements, which are for the top and the bottom of the shelf. We are making a groove to set the shelf in, so the groove must be the width of the shelf.

1. Measuring from the bottom, the first shelf will be at 1 inch to 2 and ½ inches.
2. The second shelf will be at 10 ¾ inches to 12 ¼ inches.

Now that we have our grooves measured, we will cut them out. Use a square to extend your mark into a line that reaches from edge-to-edge widthways on your wood. The notches must go widthways on your side pieces.

Set your router to a depth of ½ inch. Using your router, run it down the edges of your lines first, then work your way towards the middle, carefully cleaning out the groove.

At the end of this step, you should have two grooves that are 1 ½ inch wide and ½ inch depth.

1. Drill pocket holes in each shelf. Pocket holes are drilled at an angle in the bottom of the shelf, towards the sides, so that the screw will be hidden. Each shelf will have two pocket holes on each side. Set the board in your pocket screw jig and drill out each hole.
2. Glue the edges of each shelf and slide them into the grooves on your side pieces.
3. Clamp the shelf together tightly and let the glue set.
4. Screw in your pocket screws.

1. Sand completed shelf with 320 grit sandpaper.
2. Wipe on Odies Oil with a rag, spreading evenly, to coat the wood.