Over the weekend I rebuilt this bookcase
I got the bookcase for free, which had been used to store paint. When I got it it was painted grey, and had tar and various finishes spilled on it. I took it apart, sized down all the wood, and pretty much started over with it.
I didn’t want it to look “rebuilt” or new when I was done, so I stained it dark and finished it with shellac. My mom had an old upright piano when I was growing up that was exactly this color. The bookcase is built out of CVG Fir - reused from the former bookcase, except for the crown moulding - which is alder (I had it laying around) and the back - which is Philippine mahogany.
I Really enjoy this rebuilding of old things - taking something that is deemed “junk” and making it into something full of worth. It seems a theologically appropriate activity.
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