This post documents a cherry bookcase I built using hand tools from rough sawn lumber. It is based on a bookcase designed by Paul Sellers.

Here is the sketch I drew of the plan

I didn’t take any photos of milling the wood or jointing the panels, but here is some of the dryfitting.

I finished the insides of the panels and the shelves before assembly using Natura One Coat clear.

And fully assembled

Here with the tools I used to build it: rip saw, crosscut saw, dovetail saw, combination square, chisels, chisel hammer, #4 plane, #5 plane, and a marking knife.

And a few more shots in better lighting.