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[Castle Bookcase] First Cuts
Today, I transferred all my measurements from the plans to the 1/2″ ACX plywood (4’x4′ sheets) I bought last week. Whipped out the Versacut and sliced and diced till i had the sides, top, bottom...
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[Castle Bookcase] Carcase Assembly
Spent an hour in the shop today assembling the carcase. It was very quick. First I marked on the side where the bottom shelf and top shelf would be, drew layout lines and coated with glue. Then I...
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[Castle Bookcase] Carcase Assembly, Part II
Today I installed a block (2 2×4 cut-offs glued and screwed together) to support the bottom shelf, directly under the support brace for the main shelf. Here it is before installation: It was a...
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[Castle Bookcase] Trim, Part II
I used what time I had today to make the final cuts on the base moulding and attach both sides and front with glue and nails. Used up quite a bit of time just clearing space in the garage and setting...
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[Castle Bookcase] Decorations
After discussing it with my wife, we decided it would be better to have another shelf on the bookcase and shorten the toy storage area. Easy enough. I ripped out a new shelf, trimmed to size a d...
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[Rocket Bookcase] Stage One Assembly
Busy day today! The Stage I carcass is nearly complete! I planned on attaching the sides, cutting the curves of the shelves and putting everything together. And I did, but there was some jig...
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