• Rust Busting

  • Site Survey

  • Foundation Forms

  • Dome Building Foundation Form

  • Pier Foundation

  • Dome Building Curb Form

  • Dome Foundation

  • Kerfing The Sheathing

  • Cutting The Sole and Top Plates

  • Pile O' Arcs

  • Sole Plate

  • Dome Building Wall

  • Top Plate Installed

  • Sheathing Commences

  • More Sheathing

  • Nice Scarf Joint!

  • Doesn't Want To Bend?Force It!

  • Exterior Staining

  • Rigging For Lift

  • Houston, We Have Lift-Off!
    0730EDT 04/24/99

  • Hmmmm, Will It Fit?

  • It Fits!

  • First Light!
    (First Quarter+ Moon Visible Above Dome!)

  • Trusses

  • Control Building Wall Construction

  • Wobbles, But Doesn't Fall!

  • Two More Walls To Go!

  • One More Wall To Go!

  • Thar She Blows!

  • Trusses in Place

  • Gable End Goes Up

  • Metal Roof Installed

  • The Complex

  • Human Forklifts Attack Pier

  • Pam Tests Pier Integrity

  • The Stately Pier

  • Curved Ledger To Support Deck

  • Rube Goldberg Clamping Of Laminated Ledger

  • Deck Beam and Post

  • Fitting Joists

  • More Joists

  • Deck Fitted Around Pier and Against Wall

  • Top Of Stairs Framing

  • Inside Wall of Circular Stair Framing

  • Stairwell Wall Forced-errrr Clamped Into Position

  • Wall To Keep One From Falling Down The Steps

  • The Wall Again

  • The Steps

  • The Tube

  • Inspecting Tube Innards

  • Don't Drop That Mirror!

  • Does It Still Work, Lee?

  • Luke Designs A Floor Brace

  • Ventilation Fan Opening

  • Fan Achieves First Blow

  • Forming The Fan Plenum

  • More Forming

  • Oak Railing

  • Test Fit Of Stair Gate

  • Constellation filler blocks for perimeter of dome deck

  • Two more eyes of newt and it'll be ready!

  • Fishing and pulling data & video cables through underground conduit

  • Paper template for dome carpet
    ($ bill at top of stairs for perspective)

  • Stair lights designed and installed by Walter Rison