Den - Bookshelf

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Comment by mo khan on March 14, 2011 at 7:44am

hehehe I'm just like you Mark- i don't like buying jigs or tools because they will save me time! If you can do it with a ruler and pencil, why the need for a jig? Nice bookcase...

Comment by Murray Thompson on February 23, 2011 at 10:50am

Well I guess my problem must be not having square cuts. I seem to be off enough to cause a major misalignment not only from left to right, but front to back too. I ended up buying some shelving tracks. Then recessedd them with my router. Hope this works.

Comment by Mark Niver on February 23, 2011 at 9:51am

I layout and drill my holes prior to assembly. I use my speed square to draw the verictal line at a set distance from the edge. Next I use a tape measure to layout the hole locations. Then I drill with a bit that has a piece of tape for the depth. I do it this way because I am cheap and dont want to purchase a jig that is going to wear out. Because all jigs will eventually wear out from use.

Comment by Murray Thompson on February 22, 2011 at 1:18pm

Did you drill your shelf pin holes before or after you put it together?

Comment by Murray Thompson on February 22, 2011 at 1:12pm

Hey.. im trying to make a book shelf too. I have a jig that I purchased from rockler.com but I can't get the holes to line up on each side to save my life! I have a new ridgid r4510 table saw, and I made a wood sled, but I can't get it trued. So since the ends aren't square my shelf pin holes are way off.. any ideas or dirrection would be greatly appreciated.