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  Rust Busting
  
  
  
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  Site Survey
  
  
  
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  Foundation Forms
  
  
  
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  Dome Building Foundation Form
  
  
  
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  Pier Foundation
  
  
  
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  Dome Building Curb Form
  
  
  
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  Dome Foundation
  
  
  
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  Kerfing The Sheathing
  
  
  
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  Cutting The Sole and Top Plates
  
  
  
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  Pile O' Arcs
  
  
  
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  Sole Plate
  
  
  
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  Dome Building Wall
  
  
  
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  Top Plate Installed
  
  
  
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  Sheathing Commences
  
  
  
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  More Sheathing
  
  
  
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  Nice Scarf Joint!
  
  
  
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  Doesn't Want To Bend?Force It!
  
  
  
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  Exterior Staining
  
  
  
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  Rigging For Lift
  
  
  
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  Houston, We Have Lift-Off!
  0730EDT 04/24/99
  
  
  
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  Hmmmm, Will It Fit?
  
  
  
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  It Fits!
  
  
  
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  First Light!
  (First Quarter+ Moon Visible Above Dome!)
  
  
  
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  Trusses
  
  
  
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  Control Building Wall Construction
  
  
  
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  Wobbles, But Doesn't Fall!
  
  
  
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  Two More Walls To Go!
  
  
  
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  One More Wall To Go!
  
  
  
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  Thar She Blows!
  
  
  
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  Trusses in Place
  
  
  
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  Gable End Goes Up
  
  
  
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  Metal Roof Installed
  
  
  
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  The Complex
  
  
  
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  Human Forklifts Attack Pier
  
  
  
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  Pam Tests Pier Integrity
  
  
  
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  The Stately Pier
  
  
  
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  Curved Ledger To Support Deck
  
  
  
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  Rube Goldberg Clamping Of Laminated Ledger
  
  
  
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  Deck Beam and Post
  
  
  
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  Fitting Joists
  
  
  
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  More Joists
  
  
  
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  Deck Fitted Around Pier and Against Wall
  
  
  
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  Top Of Stairs Framing
  
  
  
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  Inside Wall of Circular Stair Framing
  
  
  
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  Stairwell Wall Forced-errrr Clamped Into Position
  
  
  
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  Wall To Keep One From Falling Down The Steps
  
  
  
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  The Wall Again
  
  
  
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  The Steps
  
  
  
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  The Tube
  
  
  
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  Inspecting Tube Innards
  
  
  
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  Don't Drop That Mirror!
  
  
  
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  Does It Still Work, Lee?
  
  
  
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  Luke Designs A Floor Brace
  
  
  
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  Ventilation Fan Opening
  
  
  
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  Fan Achieves First Blow
  
  
  
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  Forming The Fan Plenum
  
  
  
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  More Forming
  
  
  
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  Oak Railing
  
  
  
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  Test Fit Of Stair Gate
  
  
  
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  Constellation filler blocks for perimeter of dome deck
  
  
  
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  Two more eyes of newt and it'll be ready!
  
  
  
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  Fishing and pulling data & video cables through underground conduit
  
  
  
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  Paper template for dome carpet
  ($ bill at top of stairs for perspective)
  
  
  
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  Stair lights designed and installed by Walter Rison
  
  
  

Last Updated: 2/20/16