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    Bedroom Stairs

    After seeing the great work that others had done, I decided to tackle replacing the single tall stair up to the bedroom in our 303 with two steps. With a wife and child who seem to go through multiple shoe changes a day, I decided to build some drawers as well for shoes. Tearing out was easy and has been covered a couple of times, just take your time and remove all the screws both in the back on side of the unit.
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    Next was measuring and cutting the risers, which took measuring and math and I drew it out several times before cutting them. Test fit those and then cut the support and facing for the lower drawer at a 45* angle to clear the door and provide the drawer glide a solid mounting. With this part cut, I was able to measure and cut both the drawers to fit. I used 1x6 for the supports and placed them to cover from the drawer front beyond the back of the stair to hopefully get as much support as possible. My largest concern at this point was give in the steps since I didn’t have a support in the middle of top step.
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    With the drawers cut and the supports in I moved on to the finished pieces. I used 1x12 Oak to cut the 10 inch stair treds and drawer fronts. Then I used the left over 1 2/5th strip that I backcut at a 45* angle to face the stair tred and cover the supports. After cutting I sanded down the rough edges with 80 grit and moved on to finish sanding with 120 and 220 grit. This gave me smooth joints with no felt transition between boards with my finger.

    I used 1 coat of Ebony Minwax wood stain that I applied and let sit on the wood for 30 minutes (it was really cold in the shop, about 40*) then wiped the excess off. Next, I used Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane sealant, applied the first coat and sanded with 400Grit. After blowing dust of and wiping down with a wet rag, I applied a second coat of Poly.

    After letting dry, it was time for final assembly. I put the stair treds on and then put in the finished drawers. After fine tuning I put on the drawer fronts and adjusted to fit.
    I realized I made two mistakes, I cut the lower drawer support face too long and I need to fine tune the lower drawer slides, this is causing the lower support & drawer to stick out from the lower stair tread. A little fine sanding with stain touch up and backward movement of the drawer slide on the frame should fix it.
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    Pictures of the Test fitting & Sanding:
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    Ben & Camille
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    I also put in a second step light and installed it above the lower step. I used a hole saw and cut an 1 5/8 holes and then cut the wires going to the existing light and tied them in together, worked great. Although, be careful what you order, there is a slight shade difference in the color of the lights, barely noticeable, but i would imagine there are many different flavors.
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    Ben - Nice job !! You obviously have some woodworking skills. Best version yet, I think.

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    Very impressive! Thanks for sharing!
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    Ben--detailed and quality work.......I like the total package especially the drawers......very nice !

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    Very nice. Only issue I see is with the black you'll probably see more dusty foot prints on them. Other than that they look sweet. Nice touch on the drawers.

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    Nice job Ben, I agree with Rob, best version yet.
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    Impressive woodworking skill. Glad my wife only looks at Facebook or I would be redoing our steps to include drawers.
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    Beautiful job on this project. Love the drawers and wood facing. Thanks for sharing!
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