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Building a Bookcase
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" All right up against the fence. And bush."
" We pay for basic shape we've cut it into two pieces right one is three by eight poor ones. -- Right since I was -- basically -- we're trying to do it made it manageable it was maximize the the use of the plywood. "
" Right here. -- of the cabinet that we're going to be building which is four feet high end in three feet wide right there. So well which is nice we know we're gonna pull what you should -- would want to utilize the full sheet. Basically they cabinets that 1234. Pieces right the top is different -- who would have been right and then shelves. In the shelves and these are the sizes of the cases we have right -- are related out there. The key to this particular cabinet as -- on this -- over here is finished Connor. -- that dining area right -- and that out in the open and we don't wanted butted together we wanted mitered together exactly so the first thing we want to do is we're gonna get that -- past earth right all right attendance -- that's probably because."
" So this'll be the side that society and now we've got to make the back -- right. I cannot go get everything -- We're gonna replace the blade put in a day don't play so that we can plow out where the bottom shelf is going to be going."
" OK now at that they -- cut we just have to -- the other side and the back and we're ready to assemble great."
" the secret of getting these pieces joined. And having a real sturdy bookcase. Is to use biscuit right way and a biscuit that stuff fight back together. -- allowed both pieces from around becoming until. Who put the bottom shelf in for its. We'll grow and her. It's true. There's no empathy if it's --"
" Present now. Now go ahead let's do the other side. -- So how is this being fastened. So this going to do they do it. Okay. But it turned over. There's -- dress it up and tighten have you got a plot turn us back okay. Flush on this side. Then repaired inscribed into the wall."
" Now the architect's design is pretty clever kids. It helps to separate this whole dining area and the addition from the in the family room TV watching area and of course we'll have a step here. And they -- the Fed off center we've got -- six -- unit over on this side that marks the end and then a three footer to hear how the look that's correct. I went on new construction of roads. Yeah so it's level that lovers. The law well he's as nice and level the wallet out of plumb and you can see. What we have. -- gap at the bottom. And so what we're gonna do with that describes. And take not that much material. Well it through this. Yes to -- and ran to work very often to fit. Finnish cabinet work up against new walls you have to scribe with a simple scribe or compass. When it by accident that you technically right against him about what about to back that it is shaping the back. Make it -- get out high spots go up against the wall okay. Yet the hot spots are the problem volatile high spots in the plaster right that are going to be keeping it. Form fitting in perfectly in this that it might be. Blocked by the trim of the window. But on this that it's totally visible into the room right right yes if you that the show how much you have to cut about good strong eighth of an inch so what to alienated and it's I think -- get that was about and it really with -- soft pine. King there it is. We're attaching the bookcase to wall using two inch drywall screws with a Gromit. And the Gromit really dresses it up because that you're not going to try to cover up any of this although the book shelf will be painted. But it makes a difference when you put a little loop types like that you rate for the top yeah that this is where this detail with the the water and strip the deal. Really comes in very nicely because you create. -- shadow line effect. Across it. And -- aren't going to be attacking this with smaller screws -- no definitely direction and five eighths to -- be sure not to -- the top yeah well we're using this product up here is called well. And the color goes through it so that you can take a water bit -- we didn't put an edge on it like that. It's a third of plastic and it it's gotten some wonderful properties in the you can use and in curve situation. And bands but you don't want if you don't want to put hot items on it harder to get scratch you can send it right up."