How to make a brass bird cage dress in twenty-five easy steps

Step 8 Shiny bits with dimension!

It was really rewarding to attach everything and see the shape come to life.

I ended up needing to re-drill a lot of the holes to make them slightly larger to compensate for the hardware.

Attempting to drill some of the bent pieces was like playing an unruly game of Twister with the drill press as an opponent. Caution was of primary concern and I used a lot of clamps at some really weird angles to make sure that the ol' drill press and I were on an even playing field.