Seven shelves for someone who missed the mountains. Oak, live edge, edges rounded by hand — no router. Three modules, eight-millimetre dowels, one month.
Amytis missed the mountains. Nebuchadnezzar built her the hanging gardens. Seven terraces, each with a different view. So the myth goes.
This shelf has seven shelves. Three modules, structurally visible. Live edge on the sides — the wild edge left as it grew. No router. No screws. Everything from solid oak boards, joined with blind dowels.
Every shelf is for someone.
Every edge rounded with a sander. Not a router. The router is fast and repeatable — that's why it doesn't fit. These edges aren't supposed to be exactly the same.
Most of the structure is solid boards. Not glued from narrower pieces — full boards. The sides keep the live edge — the way it came off the saw.
Eight millimetres. That's the dowel between modules. When I started this craft, fitting eight dowels was an evening of struggle. Here — eight pieces, first try — fit.
Enough to see the difference.
Eight dowels used to be an evening of struggle.
Now — on the first try.
Every shelf has its number. These were counted.
