Once you are done with selecting the right woodworking plan for your bookcase and also have learned the basics of the tools you will need to build your own book case, you will need to stop and think about the other requirements of building a woodworking bookcase.
It is very important to decide on the wood you wish to use for building your bookcase.
There are quite some factors that need to be considered while selecting the wood for your bookcase.
These factors include color, quality, and price.
Color: Usually, the color of the wood you are selecting should match the décor of the room in which your woodworking bookcase is to be installed.
If you consider the design of your house to be important, matching the color to the rest of the furniture becomes very essential.
Sit down and think about the type of look you want on your woodworking bookcase.
Think if you want it to be the centerpiece of the room or just another addendum.
If you are building the room around your bookcase, choose a contrast color for it.
Quality and Price: Both of these factors are based upon the wood you are selecting.
You can choose soft wood like pine, or go for hardwood like mahogany, oak etc.
You can even choose manufactured type of wood panels like plywood, MDF, particle board etc.
Soft wood and manufacture wood varieties are cheap and easy to work on, but they can be easily damaged.
Hard wood on the other hand can be costly but are hard wearing and look excellent.
It is recommended that you visit a local timber supplier and get to know the different types of wood and their best uses and limitations.
This will be very helpful for you to settle on a wood type for your woodworking bookcase.