This document provides instructions for building an entertainment center. It outlines the steps taken which included cutting plywood, building the frame by gluing and screwing pieces together, adding putty and sanding, building and adding bottoms to drawers, finishing the drawers, staining the cabinet, allowing it to dry before applying a finish coat, and presenting the finished product. It also discusses the facilitator who helped with the project, some research done on the history of cabinets, and challenges such as injury and scheduling.

1. Building an Entertainment Center
• By Austin Atkins

2. Why?
• I chose this topic because I love working with
my hands, it looked fun, and it could be a
career choice for me later on.

3. My Facilitator
• Travis Smithwick
• He is an old family friend, and he owns his
own business.
• Travis helped me through the entire project.

4. I started off having to cut the plywood out
and sand the side I wanted for the top.

5. After I cut out the wood for the frame, I had to
glue and screw the pieces together.

6. • When you have the frame built, you must
putty all the holes and cracks.

7. • You have to sand where the putty was applied.

9. • Building the drawers.

10. • Adding the bottom to the drawers.

12. • Adding the finish to the drawers.

13. • Staining the cabinet.

15. • Staining the cabinet.

17. • After staining, you have to wait for it to dry so
you can spray the finish on it.

18. • The Finished Product!

19. Research
• I did my research paper on the history on
cabinets.
• I wanted to know when they started and how
they came up with the idea.

20. Challenges
• I dislocated my shoulder and could not work
for 2 weeks.
• Trying to find time when Travis was not busy.
• Cutting the wrong sizes.
• Thank you for your time.