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Built-In IKEA Billy Bookcase Hack

Name: Built-In IKEA Billy Bookcase Hack
Ingredients: 320 Grit sandpaper; 1 4×8 sheet of 3/4″ plywood; carpenter square; 1/3 sheet Of lauan plywood; nails (and nail gun or hammer); paint and brushes; Power drill equipped with drill bits, drivers, and a countersink bit; primer (use a shallac base primer for laminated IKEA products); saw; tape measure; wood glue and wood screws; 12 1x2x8 poplar boards; 1 1x4x8 poplar board; 2 1x6x8 poplar boards

how to use pre-made bookcases to create a custom built-in

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