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wine rack plans for cellar

I'm looking for woodworking plans to build wine racks for my wine cellar. I would rather spend my money on the wine rather that expensive wood racking system. I'm a carpenter so building them is no problem.


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-This web site has lots of pictures of winecellars around the world. Perhaps you could get some ideas from here.

http://www.stratsplace.com/cellaralbum.html

-I made one for my cellar out of 48 inch 1x6 boards. With a hole saw I cut holes to fit the base of a bottle, all down the board, then ripped it in half. You get two back-end pieces that way. Space the holes so the bottles will be about an inch apart when laid. Then I cut smaller holes at the same centres on another board, to cradle the neck. Rip in half for two front pieces.

I reinforced these pieces by right-angle a piece of 1X2 under them to help them take the weight.

I got twelve bottles per shelf, and built it ten shelves high, for a ten-case rack. The side pieces are simply 1x6 boards to which the back pieces and front pieces are butt-joined with screws. I put another board across the top, and angled two boards to make a V on the back for rigidity.

I positioned the front cradles so that the bottles are slightly nose-down, and this makes reading labels a bit easier too. Next time I would build it backwards so the butt of the bottle faces out, it would be easier to lay the bottles and easier to read labels.

Mine is rough, but if you got out there with a drum sander you could make all the holes smooth, and finish it up with varnish. if you used hardwood like apple or cherry you could even make it into a piece of fine furniture, but it is in a dark cellar so I didn't care about that.

 


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