Book Shelf

I made this back in High School, so naturally its a little outdated.  Now-a-days, the fad in wood is either walnut, cherry, or hickory. This book shelf is made out of White Oak with a natural gloss varnish.  On large items like this, you use plywood as the main body, than solid wood for the trim.  This cuts down on cost and weight, but still looks just as good as solid wood.  It will last just as long as solid wood.  If you are interested in solid, I can do that as well, for a bigger penny. I can make them match existing shelves, simple or complex.  Wood that worked good for shelves like this would be Hickory, Ash, Oak, maple...

Maple

Ash

Hickory

White Oak