Mission Style Maple & Oak Rotating Bookcase

I just finished this piece. It is my interpretation of the antique rotating bookcase in the previous post. I used hard Maple for the shelves and fumed Oak for the upright stiles. The pegs are hand cut from Maple as well.


The Maple spline detail adds strength to the base as well as a terrific contrasting accent. It didn't take long for Jennifer to fill it up once came in the house! It spins like a dream too.

Antique Rotating Bookcase

This was found a few years ago through an ad in the paper. It needed a little TLC as the joints were failing and the wood had split apart on the top shelf. Some of the old wood plugs were missing too. It still worked well and holds a great many books.
The turning mechanism is actually five round balls in the base.


This is the refinished piece. I was careful to clean the surface without removing any of the original patina.