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He starred in my Punk Rock Girl photo shoot.

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I capped the tops of the pipes with those little end-caps. I kept the pipes a little long...

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Lots of books and fun bookends (although the pipes serve as bookends too.)

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I bolted it to the wall. I cut another short length of pipe, polished it up, and used that...

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I like how the exposed piping and brackets on the ends looks.

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It fit like a glove in there, with maybe an inch to spare on either side. I wouldn't have been...

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Had to re-measuer each shelf. One was 3/4" off - how did I do that? The wood was...

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The pipe on the end are just attached with a copper bracket held in place with two...

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I kept rotating the unit to measure and attach the pipes.

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Testing to see if it still fits. So far so good. I'm moving extremely cautious so I don't bend the pipes. The wood is so heavy.

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It was a really tight fit for the pipe going through the shelves. Copper "clamps"...

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The pipes will attach directly to the ends, but I ran them up through the middle for added support.

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The pipes had blue markings all down the side labeled as cold water pipe. Luckily, I...

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Copper cuts pretty easy. I held it by hand, clamping would leave marks and could bend the pipe.

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This is where the shelf will go. Its a tight space, and I'll have to move the thermostat a...

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I screwed copper fittings into some iron mounting plates. They're pretty heavy but will give the base an appropriately industrial steampunk look.

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OK - its plumbing hardware. But it will look really cool on the dark wood. I couldn't get copper screws, but the brass ones will go perfectly.

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