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  • Getting ready to spray the lacquer
  • Getting ready to spray the lacquer
  • I finally started staining.  The one on the left is the original oak shelf.  The one on the right has a clear oil-based "stain" on it to bring out the grain.
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  • Clamps
  • Clamps
  • Bookcase after day 3
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  • Book Shelves after day 2
  • The "shop" after day 2
  • Moving the left power outlet
  • Our first day's work
  • Lights off - dimmed accent lighting
  • My garage transformed into a wood shop
  • The first set of cabinets
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  • The power for the accent lights
  • Putting in the dimmable switch for the accent lighting
  • The Before Picture
  • The new fan
  • Finished!
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  • It's getting close, except for that bleeper bloppin fascia
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  • Shed
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  • finished roof, siding, window and door
  • Covered Attic
  • Trusses
  • Covered Walls
  • Standing Frame
  • Shed Walls - Assembled
  • My super sweet slab
  • Mike Kock dumping cement while my dad and I level off the slab
  • Nehru and Dad hauling cement
  • Kevi and my dad filling up
  • Dad and the form
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  • The shed hole
  • Huge Drift in Our Yard
  • Our House
  • Google Maps Updated Ankeny!  My shed is totally in the image now.
  • New Desk and Frame
  • Bed, Night Stand, and Frame
  • New Bed and Night Stand
  • Guest Bedroom With New Paint and Furniture
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  • The Before Picture (Purple)
  • The Before Picture (Purple)
  • All trimmed out
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  • Another quick/crooked mockup with dwarf cabinets for more book space.
  • A quick/crooked mockup I made of the shelves I'd like to build
  • Some Construction Notes
  • Another design idea
  • The loft overlooking the living room/dining room.  The angled ceiling will be perfect for reflecing sound from the speakers which will be mounted in the shelves
  • The wall with the window is where the bookcase will go (photo taken when the former residents lived there)
  • A bookcase I found online that I'd like to model
  • Animatrix
  • Animatrix
  • Projector, and homemade video cables (which will be wrapped soon.
  • NEC LT180 Projector
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  • Rear speaker mount
  • I also need a lot more seating
  • The unfinished Home Theater.  The first thing I need is a component rack...
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  • The top and bottom are perfectly taught, but I got some slight ripples on the sides.  I'm going to give it 24 hours or so to see if they work themselves out.  If not I'm going to try to correct them.
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  • The finished 100
  • The screen material stapled to the frame
  • The frame laid down on the screen material
  • The corner of the frame.  You can see the pocket hole joining along with the quarter round along the edges which will ensure the screen never touches any of the frame except at the very edges.
  • I used a Kreg pocket hole kit to ensure strong joints in the poplar frame
  • The screen frame laid on it's side
  • Once this gets fixed I'm thinking about taking it out and putting it in my car
  • Dirtiest furnace filter ever
  • Overworked A/C - notice the ice buildup all over the hose, haha.
  • Shed so far
  • My House (2nd on the right), you can even see the fence in my back yard and all the friggin playhouses around me
  • My House
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