Step 8: Assemble the Unit

assembling the shelving unit by attaching the spindles
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Starting at the base, fill recesses in the spindles with wood glue. Fit dowels into the recesses. Slip a shelf over the dowels and cap with spindles glued in the same way. Repeat until unit is assembled. Finish with semigloss paint.
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    • miter saw
      miter saw
    • brad nailer
      pneumatic nail gun
    • drill
      drill/driver fitted with ⅝-inch paddle bit and 1/8-inch drill bit

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    1x12 plank shelves Get five 6-foot shelves.

    1x4 Get an 8-foot board.

    1x2 Get an 8-foot board.

    2x2 turned spindles Get 16.

    crown molding Get 10 feet.

    ⅝-inch dowel Get 3 feet.½-inch painter's tape

    1-inch finishing nails

    1½-inch finishing nails

    3-inch deck screws

    wood glue