#racks.

First seen Here

21 Dec 2015

After I’d re-purposed the Wine Cabinet, previous project, I had 5 sets of racks sitting on my shelf. Thinking I could maybe use them one day I left them with the other “I might need this” odds and ends of woodworking scrap.

So, my wife commissions me, for Christmas and sans pay, to design a wine ‘thingy’ for our youngest niece and her boyfriend. Gee! I could make a little counter top rack or a small cabinet. The small rack would get lost and not used. A small cabinet would take too long. So….. Make a small side table with a set of racks and I just happen to have some ready made pieces.

It so happened that Woodcraft had a couple of pallets of ‘not the best’ cherry selling for $ 4/bf. I picked through and found enough good quality for less than $ 30. Hey, so far this isn’t going to put a dent in the wood fund account.

Milled it out on a Friday, made tenons and mortises on Saturday, sanded and made the shelves on Monday, assembled on Wednesday, oiled on Thursday, varnished on Friday and Saturday, give it to them on a Sunday.

Oh and added a few turquoise gems to make it interesting.

Overall this was a fun and quick project of course without monetary reward. The niece really loved it.

Woodworking Projects at LumberJocks.com

Seen Here

  Simple shoe racks made from old tongue and groove flooring. Since my wife preferred a more rustic look, I was able to skip sanding / finishing and was able to use more splintered pieces of flooring and just scrape the sides and bottoms down enough that nothing will get caught on them.

Each level has the platforms for shoes attached to side supports with pocket holes, then the side supports are just screwed directly into the uprights.

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