glenn bradley
01-22-2022, 2:57 PM
I have had to accept that I need to empty one of the storage areas sooner than I need to spray finish so some lumber is going in that space https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/emoticons/default_sad.png. I have made several versions of this sort of rack. This one should only be in use for about a year so it is cobbled from items found. A piece of unused siding that has laid out in the rain a few times will make the tilted deck.
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Yes it is cupped from exposure to the elements. I clamped it to the bench to determine the height of the supports once it gets squashed flat by all the lumber.
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The kickers at the rear keep the boards . . . well . . . kicked out from the wall at the bottom. The wall rail is made from the same water damaged plywood that was leaning between a shed and a wall for a couple of years. We're talking quality materials here boys.
The wall rail in this version is a sandwich of however many layers it takes to bring it into plane with the vertically stored boards.
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The sandwich gets fastened to the wall via some Spax fasteners.
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Heads recessed so they don't snag things.
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The object for me in vertical lumber storage is to keep the material upright. This is helpful in that there is no real lateral stress or heavy weights to muscle through when sorting stock. I rip a length of that same plywood, drill an appropriate diameter hole at the right height and connect the dots with the bandsaw.
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I didn't need many dividers for this 7' or so run but just made up what the one ripped off strip would yield plus a nicer piece that was my test divider.
<<< UPDATE >>> This proved to be wrong, needed more. Just a PSA ;-)
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Due to its weather tolerance I had relegated a small cache of white oak to a less than stellar storage area. I thought it would be best to haul this stuff in first.
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The dividers are used to divide species, thicknesses or types (QSWO, RSWO, etc.). Over the years this has worked out for me elsewhere. You can see the unused dividers just rest in the wall rail. Schlepping this material a couple of boards at a time is a drag. After breakfast I will drive the truck down there and load it up for a more efficient point A to point B relocation method. A side benefit is that I can pick out material as I go for something I am planning for the living room.
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Yes it is cupped from exposure to the elements. I clamped it to the bench to determine the height of the supports once it gets squashed flat by all the lumber.
https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/monthly_2022_01/807927996_McLaren-Vert-Lumber-Rack(2).jpg.14c5c5331d9793c758fef68c7354a207.jpg
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The kickers at the rear keep the boards . . . well . . . kicked out from the wall at the bottom. The wall rail is made from the same water damaged plywood that was leaning between a shed and a wall for a couple of years. We're talking quality materials here boys.
The wall rail in this version is a sandwich of however many layers it takes to bring it into plane with the vertically stored boards.
https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/monthly_2022_01/472507699_McLaren-Vert-Lumber-Rack(3).jpg.74202ce96b34dd3b60f8b1d7a7c1c1b5.jpg
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The sandwich gets fastened to the wall via some Spax fasteners.
https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/monthly_2022_01/369318689_McLaren-Vert-Lumber-Rack(4).jpg.c252e98adf642f2ccac688146bef3685.jpg
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Heads recessed so they don't snag things.
https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/monthly_2022_01/1762304299_McLaren-Vert-Lumber-Rack(5).jpg.7df1c1999549482f7b9f44f84a31e2e7.jpg
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The object for me in vertical lumber storage is to keep the material upright. This is helpful in that there is no real lateral stress or heavy weights to muscle through when sorting stock. I rip a length of that same plywood, drill an appropriate diameter hole at the right height and connect the dots with the bandsaw.
https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/monthly_2022_01/255108376_McLaren-Vert-Lumber-Rack(6).jpg.f65d4e901fa3450bd6f8f73c5324e684.jpg
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I didn't need many dividers for this 7' or so run but just made up what the one ripped off strip would yield plus a nicer piece that was my test divider.
<<< UPDATE >>> This proved to be wrong, needed more. Just a PSA ;-)
https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/monthly_2022_01/936381500_McLaren-Vert-Lumber-Rack(8).jpg.fba55752ec09e526b914f1a03e739210.jpg
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Due to its weather tolerance I had relegated a small cache of white oak to a less than stellar storage area. I thought it would be best to haul this stuff in first.
https://www.woodtalkonline.com/uploads/monthly_2022_01/1511699535_McLaren-Vert-Lumber-Rack(9).jpg.9ebaf25bb0c5a7323830e7d289b2af87.jpg
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The dividers are used to divide species, thicknesses or types (QSWO, RSWO, etc.). Over the years this has worked out for me elsewhere. You can see the unused dividers just rest in the wall rail. Schlepping this material a couple of boards at a time is a drag. After breakfast I will drive the truck down there and load it up for a more efficient point A to point B relocation method. A side benefit is that I can pick out material as I go for something I am planning for the living room.