Phase III = Profit!

OK, not really, but phase III consisted of attaching the back to the unit. To do this, I simply laid the entire project face down onto some support boards so as not to scratch the front, and then ran a line of gorilla glue around every surface that was facing up. I then laid my sanded 4x8 sheet of 1.4" plywood on top of it, being careful to make sure that the sanded side faced down, which is the front. I then grabbed about 50 things from my garage and set them on top of it to weigh it down to dry over night. The next day, I added a few nails for good measure. So then the project looked like this:



...and here is a closeup of one of the shelves in place.



Now, the next step was to add the trim around the top and bottom. In order to do this, you have to cut some pretty precise angles on baseboard and trim pieces, which can be REALLY shitty if you don't have the correct tools. Unfortunately for me, I did not. Here is my existing mitre box contraption.



As you can see, this is a fucking shitty plastic mitre box attached to a 2x4, then clamped into a small workbench. Since I was having to cut the baseboard at a 45 degree angle across the end, and not across the front, this was amazingly shitty. Having to use the manual piece of retarded crap saw didn't help matters any. I have used this useless abortion of a tool for 6 years. So to rectify it, I bought this:



It was roughly a $100 dollar investment, and I will have it forever, so I figured would pay for itself. Well, it ended up paying for itself in one or two days time, when you take into account frustration, manual labor, and potential loss of materials due to piss poor cuts. I can now throw the old shit into outer space, or feed it to an animal or something. By the way, the new shit will saw right on through thick walled 4" PVC as well, which would have taken LOTS of time and effort to cut with a hacksaw.

So, with my saw in use, I was able to make precise quick work of the trim. A few cuts and a bit of fancy gorilla glue and clamp work later and most of the trim was attached. Here is how that turned out so far:

Enough for today, another update in a couple of days. The hardest and most unforgiving part is coming up, staining and sealing!