So... I'm an architect, but for the past decade or so I've been teaching. Schools in Louisiana are closed until April 13th, and our district is staying closed until April 20th because we were scheduled for Easter break that week. Well... I've decided to make good use of the time at home. I'm finally getting around to building the media cabinet/storage drawers/bookcases that I designed 8 years ago. I had all of the materials sitting on my garage floor when hurricane Isaac flooded my neighborhood in August 2012. While my house didn't even come close to flooding, the garage is over 2 feet lower and had just enough flood water to destroy all of the materials I had.
Anyway, I had bought the materials again last year and now I've finally had the time to start getting it done. That area of the house was clearly meant for a built in... so...
This is the rough plan. I tightened this plan up some and also made cut sheets to take into the shop with me so I know exactly what sizes and features I need to cut and how many of each I need. My wife changed the base units on the sides to drawer bases but I didn't make the change to the rough drawing.
We glued up the two book case units today but I haven't taken any photos. Some of y'all might remember my son building a nice chess board that I posted about not so long ago. Well, he's been helping me with this one as well where he can. I'm going to teach him how to make shaker style doors soon. what I REALLY hoping is that he turns out to be real good at painting... ;)
Anyway, I had bought the materials again last year and now I've finally had the time to start getting it done. That area of the house was clearly meant for a built in... so...
This is the rough plan. I tightened this plan up some and also made cut sheets to take into the shop with me so I know exactly what sizes and features I need to cut and how many of each I need. My wife changed the base units on the sides to drawer bases but I didn't make the change to the rough drawing.
We glued up the two book case units today but I haven't taken any photos. Some of y'all might remember my son building a nice chess board that I posted about not so long ago. Well, he's been helping me with this one as well where he can. I'm going to teach him how to make shaker style doors soon. what I REALLY hoping is that he turns out to be real good at painting... ;)
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