Nor Stony Tower, Nor Walls of Beaten Brass

I've spent the past couple of weeks working on and off on this, so I figured I'd post some pictures.  In all, there's approximately 78 feet of 1 3/4" wide by 3/4&quot thick oak boards, ~20 square feet of 1/8" thick oak sheets, ~16 square feet of craftboard, 4 feet of 1/2" dowel, ~24 square feet of vinyl-coated polyester (in other words, pet resistent) screening, and an unknown number of 1/4" dowels, shelf supports, screws, and nails.  (Along with half a bottle of wood glue.)  It stands a few inches over 4 feet tall, and is approximately 2 feet wide by 2 feet deep.  The two main levels can be seperated, along with the top section, which is currently serving as a resting place for my Diplomacy board.

The ramps took ten 4' long and 1/8" thick dowels (used to create gripping surfaces), 36 hot glue sticks, and in the range of 300 to 400 popsicle sticks.  Surprisingly enough, an engineer did help design the trusses (for all the good that did), and the entire thing was completed by Greg, Dmitrii (who created his own cage out of pine), and I, with relatively few cuts and burns.

The first picture was taken before the ramps had been built, and the latter one was taken upon completion on Friday afternoon.  There's all kinds of construction pics sitting on my camera, and if I ever get around to doing up a gallery I'll upload them.

Update:  Well, I finally broke down and installed php.  The gallery is here, for those of you who like wood.

One point for the title.  Got to town on it.