How do you build a bookcase around an outside or convex corner?

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It might be useful to have a bit more detail in the question body. — Tester101, Jan 23 '13 at 14:33

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '13 at 12:32

There are many ways to work out how to handle the outside corner for a built-in bookcase. One concept that I have used follows this plan:

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The spacing of the knickknack shelves does not necessarily need to follow that of the book shelves.

This picture will help you visualize how it can end up looking.

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