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The pages are generally grouped into 5 online chapters plus two appendixes:

• Contents DarkroomSource table of contents
  
• The Room is about designing and building the room itself, including carpentry, drywall, electrical, etc. - how to build a darkroom.
  
• Furniture has sections on making a cabinets, tables, a sink, a plumbing board, safelights, and other similar items. How to build darkroom furniture.
  
• Accessories has sections on making a paper safe, safe lights, film and print washers, ight box, film dryer, items of that ilk. How to build darkroom accessories.
  
• Peek Inside Andy's darkroom. These pages show you my darkroom with links into other pages within this online book to show you how I did things.
  
• Techniques has sections on basic developing and printing black and white. How to process in the darkroom.
  
• Articles Articles about the darkroom written by others
  
• Appendix A contains a large FAQ, pages on getting started, darkroom rentals, books, and searching DarkroomSource.
  
• Appendix B contains miscellaneous things about DarkroomSource
  

Pages which don't fit into the above categories:

What's new?

Getting Started

FAQ

External Sites of high interest:

Other Darkroom Building Sites:

Me | Humor | Contact Me | Aviation

More of me:

• My Home Page
• Stupid Humor
• Aviation
• How to Contact me
• External Links

Then entire Table of Contents

• The Room is about designing and building the room itself, including carpentry, drywall, electrical, etc. - how to build a darkroom.
  

  Design
  Describes the design process. Helps you to define how, what, and where to build.
  Standards
  Information about following construction standards.
  Building codes
  Disclaimer about following building codes.
  Structural Design
  Designing the walls, electrical systems, ventilation, etc.
  Purchasing materials
  Where to go and what to buy.
  Joinery
  Basic wood joinery
  Walls
  Building walls.
  Door
  Hanging a pre-hung door.
  Electrical
  Running electrical wiring.
  Drywall walls
  Finishing walls with drywall, including mudding and taping.
  Ventilation
  Planning for and install ventilation.
  Light tight room
  Make sure your room is light tight.
  Bathroom Darkroom
  Ideas for using a bathroom as a darkroom.
  Portable / Temporary Darkroom
  Ideas for making a temporary darkroom.
• Furniture has sections on making a cabinets, tables, a sink, a plumbing board, safelights, and other similar items. How to build darkroom furniture.
  

  Table
  You need a counter top for the enlarger, timers, easels, etc.
  Base cabinet
  How I made a cabinet, like a kitchen cabinet.
  Paper safe
  This is how to make a paper safe that is inside of a drawer. You open the drawer to get paper out, then closing the drawer seals the paper in a light tight safe.
  Wall cupboards
  Hanging up wall cupboards for storage.
  Shelving
  Making and putting up shelving.
  Sink
  How to make a sink out of plywood that will last for years.
  Plumbing supply board
  Make a board with temperature control, filtered water, and mixing valves, to supply the sink.
  Enlarger Wall mount
  Mounting the enlarger to the wall will help to stabalize it.
  Safe light
  Making a safelight, out of a tin can.
• Accessories has sections on making a paper safe, safe lights, film and print washers, ight box, film dryer, items of that ilk. How to build darkroom accessories.
  

  Equipment
  Equipment which I like or need in the darkroom, besides the stuff I have listed here to make.
  Checklist
  A complete checklist of items for the darkroom.
  Information about Enlargers
  Information about Enlargers
  Refrigerator
  A refrigerator is a must have in the darkroom.
  Dodge and Burn kit
  Make your own tools for dodging and burning.
  Light box
  With a light box you can view negatives and slides easier.
  Film Washer
  A quick to build film washer that makes washing films simple.
  Film Drying cupboard
  Make a film drying cupboard.
  Print Washer
  A vertical print washer made from plexiglass.
  Print Squeegee
  This strange device will squeegee your RC prints so they dry faster.
  Print Drying Racks
  Print drying racks for fiber based prints.
  Jobo Processor
  For color processing, I think this is the best.
  Changing Bag
  Making and using a light-tight changing bag.
• Peek Inside Andy's darkroom. These pages show you my darkroom with links into other pages within this online book to show you how I did things.
  

  Inside my darkroom
  This is the inside of my second darkroom. With links to articles on this site.
  Dry side equipment
  Items for the dry side
  Wet side equipment
  Items for the wet side
  Room equipment
  Items for the room
• Techniques has sections on basic developing and printing black and white. How to process in the darkroom.
  

  Developing B&W film
  All about developing 35mm Black and White film
  Loading a tank
  Loading a daylight rollfilm tank
  Contact Sheet
  Making a contact sheet
  B&W Print
  Making a B&W print
  B&W Test Print
  Making a B&W test print
  Developing B&W prints
  Developing B&W prints
  Cropping prints
  Cropping prints
  Dodging B&W prints
  Dodging B&W prints
  Burning in B&W prints
  Burning in B&W prints
  Edge Burn in
  Edge light fall off and how to edge burn
  Drydown
  How to handle the drydown effect
  Kodak Course
  The complete Kodak Darkroom Course
• Articles Articles about the darkroom written by others
  

  Creating in the Darkroom
  Creating in the Darkroom by Sarah Martone
• Appendix A contains a large FAQ, pages on getting started, darkroom rentals, books, and searching DarkroomSource.
  

  Getting Started
  Ways to get started in the darkroom
  3-4-5 rule for right angles
  The 3-4-5 rule is used to make perfectly square (90°) corners.
  Books
  Books I recommend about photography and darkrooms
  Chemistry
  Chemistry information.
  Circular Saw Guide
  How to build a circular saw guide
  FAQ
  Frequently Asked Questions
  Glossary
  A glossary of terms.
  Join Mailing List
  Join the DarkroomSource mailing list
  Rentals
  Darkroom Rentals worldwide
  Suppliers
  Darkroom Suppliers
  Search
  Search DarkroomSource
  What's new
  What's new on DarkroomSource
• Appendix B contains miscellaneous things about DarkroomSource
  

  About Me
  Andy Hughes, author of DarkroomSource
  Andy & DRS
  Introducing Andy Hughes and Darkroomsource
  Contacting Andy
  How to Contact Andy Hughes
  Forums
  Interesting Forums related to Photography
  Home Page (non darkroom)
  My non-darkroom home page
  Linking to DRS
  How to Link to DarkroomSource.com
  Links
  External links to sites of interest
  Privacy
  DarkroomSource Privacy Policy
  Sponsors
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