New home, new rack.

[JohnT]

My current project. New home means a new wine rack.

Will only hold max 60 cases so I will have to cut down a little on my current inventory.

Day 1 was me doing the layout, these are pics from day two. Got the base framing done and set, the corner cabinets made up and set, and I started on the diamond cubes.

At 8 feet tall, it is a nice space for a rack.

 

[JohnT]

Unfortunately, there will be no room for welch's

 

[NorCal]

Nice!

 

[JohnT]

End of work for the day. After all, I am retired!

 

[Johnd]

End of work for the day. After all, I am retired!

Looking good!!!! What else do you have planned to finish it up?

 

[mainshipfred]

Didn't initially look like it would hold that many cases but I did some rough math it sure does. I figured the diamonds at 21 x 21. Looks nice.

 

[heatherd]

Looks great!!

 

[Boatboy24]

Well done, John. Have you officially left NJ and become a southerner?

 

[JohnT]

Well done, John. Have you officially left NJ and become a southerner?

Not yet. Just in the process. Need to be ready to move my collection.

 

[JohnT]

Looking good!!!! What else do you have planned to finish it up?

I am putting individual cubbies against the left and right walls that should hold 16 cases. I should fit 16 cases in the corner cabinets, and I can fit 36 cases in the diamonds. A total of 68 cases or 816 bottles.

I plan on gifting a large portion of my wine to family, reducing my collection to about 1/3 of it's size.

My wife alloted me this closet, and this closet only for my wine. She had no idea that I could fit this much. Still, 68 cases is one heck of a step down.

 

[Jal5]

Nice work! Good luck on the move.

 

[JohnT]

There is still the problem of having varieties that do not number to 3 cases. For this, I plan on making dividers that can slide into the large, center cubes, cutting them in half.

 

[JohnT]

End of day today. Built the left hand rack.

 

[JohnT]

I start by spending 30 minutes to build a jig. Holds the side walls of a row square and properly spaced.

Then I glue up and position the cross piece.

Had to make 20 of them and this is how I could do it in just a couple hours and have it perfect every time...

 

[mainshipfred]

View attachment 54393 View attachment 54394 View attachment 54395 View attachment 54397 I start by spending 30 minutes to build a jig. Holds the side walls of a row square and properly spaced.

Then I glue up and position the cross piece.

Had to make 20 of them and this is how I could do it in just a couple hours and have it perfect every time...

I find it doesn't matter how long it takes to make jigs they are always time savers.

 

[ibglowin]

Nice wood work! Will that be enclosed so you can cool it down or left at room temp for those really short, cool Georgia Summers? LOL

 

[JohnT]

The area is a below grade corner of the house, furthest from the furnace. It stays pretty cool there. I will have doors to seal it off though.

 

[masic2000]

Looks great!! Congrats. Any reason why the left (or right) side of the rack is not touching the drywall?

 

[JohnT]

For very good reasons..

1) for air circulation behind the bottles,
2) the wall.was not perfectly level,
3) I can recess the bottles a bit more,
4) this was the only way to make the geometry work.
5) I could make more out of my material this way (8 feet)

(Only two of the above are the real.reasons)

 

[masic2000]

Great planning . . .