Built-in bookshelves: IKEA Billy assembly
Compared to the other stages of this project, finally getting to assemble our two custom, completely-Hacked Billy bookcases was relatively simple. Setting the first one into place at last gave us a sense of what this project will look like when complete. Admittedly, we were both impressed. A relief, given the amount of effort we're putting into it. Before we could assemble them, there were two tasks we needed to complete: Attach the standard height Billy to the custom height extensions we built to make each a slightly-taller-than-8-foot bookcase Attach the custom oak shelf fronts we chamfered and finished in the previous stage I used scrap 1x2 furring strips to attach our height extensions. The inside strips, on either side of the window, will be removed and replaced with a piece of paneling during the final trim stage. To attach the oak shelf fronts, I set up a workstation on our patio and piled up the shelving. There were a lot of shelves. The mocked-up station allowed me to pla...
