Dining Room Cabinets & Bookcase Part 8

It's been quite a few months since I last worked on the bookcase. The deck has taken priority this Summer, and there have been a number of other things going on at the same time as always. As I mentioned last time around, there was a lot of glue residue from the back panel install which needed to be sanded off. That was a bit of a slog. After that, the last thing to do before building the face frame is drilling peg holes for the moveable shelves. I've done this once before with a pegboard template, but the Kreg™ shelf pin jig makes this operation a lot easier, more accurate and a LOT quicker. 

It comes out like this: 

All peg holes drilled....now I just need to make and install the face frame...

I'm building the face frame from the same ¾" x 1½ black walnut that I used for the front-facing edges of the shelves. After very carefully trimming the top, bottom and both sides, the first corner was joined:

I'm using a mixture of wood glue and pocket hole screws to make the connections.

I had to work on top of the bookcase because I don't have a flat table anything close to this size. I left the first connection overnight, and then joined the other three (3) corners the next morning.

The upright dividers were then added using spacers to ensure each opening is the exact same width.

Which gives this:

This was another complex glue-up. Fortunately Amy Sheep was around to help with alignment and wiping off excess glue. 

Took the clamps off the next day after work. I need to do some sanding, apply some wood filler, more sanding etc. and apply the finish. Then we can hoick it upstairs and fill it with books!