A day in the garage

I’m not necessarily a crafty or hands-on kind of guy. But every once in a while I will take an a project, and they usually turn out well enough. In any case, the basement is still destroyed after the re-flooring and office move. I live and work in the midst of piles of books, columns of bins of books, and it is about time for some shelves!

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But I didn’t want to just buy shelves. No, the plan is actually a four part wall case…one part eight feet of bookcase, another part TV and board-game rack (plus some additional shelving above?), the third part another book case (much smaller) and the last an end table for the oddly shaped corner. However, based on funds and time, all but the eight foot bookcase are for later.

Here are my plans for the bookcase, all to be accomplished in pine:

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Today’s goal was simple: Cut, drill, and stain. Earlier in the week we acquired the parts and some required tools. I did have to make a run for a lost T-square this morning.

But all cuts have been made. Almost all the drilling is complete – one board ended up in sanding while I had moved on to staining, so one of the main sides (L) still needs its holes drilled. All the boards requiring staining have been given a first pass. Some of those will requiring staining of the other side. Some will require further staining because they are thirsty!

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Tomorrow, we move forward with the second round of staining. If I can sustain this pace, maybe Saturday I will move to polyurethane. And then we move forward with construction. Exciting!