Boat bookcase 3

A little progress was made. Using a circular saw I rough cut the shelves from the piece of plywood. Then took those to the table saw and trued up one long edge. Will cut them to desired width soon. Then I maneuvered the large back piece through my bandsaw and cut closer to the line. Spent about a half hour with a belt sander trying to get the line to disappear and leave a smooth edge. About another half hour should do it.

If I were a professional woodworker AND I were going to make more than one of these, you can bet I would not be using a belt sander like this for each one. A pro would make a GOOD "half boat" template out of something like Masonite. That would be clamped to a sheet of plywood and cut out with a router and a pattern following bit. Then the template would be flipped and the other half cut out the same way. In that manner one can make as many perfect copies as desired. BUT there is still time spent in making that first perfect part.

When the back is done I'll set the shelves in place and mark them to ease the ends so they fit the curved profile, then they will be screwed to the back. Plywood has voids and they will need to be filled before any painting can be done.

No pictures this time since the camera wouldn't pick up the subtle differences.