Lumber Rack

[Ryan Lee]

I know that this has been hit on alot, but i'm not having a lot of luck in searching. Can you guys post some pictures of the lumber racks you use in your shops. I need to get mine set up at my new house. I'm working out of a two car garage with drywall finished 2x4 walls. Right now all my lumber is on the floor which makes the LOML kinda upset.

[Brian Gumpper]

I saw this one on Amazon this morning in one of their sale sections. I don't own it but seems like a decent deal if you want to buy vs. make. Just read the reviews, may be some shipping issues.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DEZO9/qid=1152970957/sr=1-61/ref=sr_1_61/104-7721162-9275146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=hi&v=glance&n=228013

[Steve Strickler]

I have some of them and they are VERY strong and work well. However, they are not very deep.

Woodcraft carriers some that are apparently designed for underground cable bundles. (have some of them too). They are VERY strong, work well, and are modular. 10, 15 and 18" brackets. Not cheap though.

I have some home-made wooden cantilevered versions that are 3' deep. Made of 2x4's too. They're very strong and cheap to make. I can send pix if interested.

Lotsa options.

Murphy's Law of Woodworking: No matter how many lumber racks you have, you'll always have a pile on the floor!! :D

[Spence DePauw]

Here's a thread I replied to that has a couple of pictures of my method... Scroll down a ways to my reply.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=14115

Spence

[bill walton]

I also have several of the triton racks in service and concur with the previous comments. I worked for a phone company almost 20 years and for some reason never thought of using the same cable racks for wood. This would be a great application, super strong assuming the wall attachemnt is good. Don't have any idea what the current costs are but I think I'll check it out.

[Rick de Roque]

Here is mine. works well for me.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/rd4212/woodworking%20stuff/lumberrack-1.jpg

[glenn bradley]

I did this as a quick way to get some 4/4 and 6/4 out of my way. . . oddly enough it became permanent. This would work as an enhancement to something to store your heavier pieces. The cool thing is the lumber is out of the way and 'stickered' too.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=37662

[Rob Bodenschatz]

Rick, that looks good. I especially like the way you attached a plank to the bottom of the supports to provide a shelf for small stuff. Nicely done.

[Bruce Page]

Ryan, here’s mine. Heavy duty shelf supports lag bolted into the wall studs. I used 1X4’s behind the brackets to keep from crushing the sheetrock. I leveled them using a laser level. Here’s a link to the brackets that I used: http://www.amazon.com/KNAPE-%26-VOGT-MFG-CO-208/dp/B000AXSVS0/sr=8-5/qid=1152987929/ref=pd_bbs_5/103-0304160-4622247?ie=UTF8

[Dave Richards]

I made a mobile base from 2x6 and 2x4 lumber. It is so loaded down it doesn't show in photos so I did a very quick sketch of it. It holds sheet goods on one side and sticks on the other.

[John Kempkes]

I used pressure treated 4x4's with the bases on the concrete garage floor. Used 24" lengths of 3/4" black pipe into 3/4" holes drilled at a 5 deg up angle (use a jig) lag bolted into the studs. I'm showing this really old shop photo because it's so loaded up with wood now you can't see the construction. If you leave the 48" on the bottom open, you can store sheet goods underneath.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/Pamella/swshop2.jpg

[Ryan Lee]

Thanks for all the info guys....I think I'm going to use a 2x4 wedged between 1/2" plywood and attach that to 2x4's lagged to the wall.

[Matt Guyrd]

My primary rack is a bit primitive looking but holds a lot of wood! It is made out of old twisted up pressure treated 2x4's that weren't any good for anything in their full lengths. Could be tricky getting to a piece near the bottom of the stack! :D

The rack closest the garage door is made from simple bracing purchased at the borg.

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[Fred Voorhees]

Here is mine. works well for me.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/rd4212/woodworking%20stuff/lumberrack-1.jpg

Rick, that looks quite a lot like my system. I use upright 2X4's and the brackets are also made like yours. With mine, I used 2X4's that had plywood scabbed onto both sides of it and the unit then snugged onto the 2X4 uprights and a bolt through the entire assembly kept it in position. The butt joint of the horizontal 2X4 against the upright 2X4 kept the unit very tight. I drilled equally spaced holes up the uprights to allow for different heights for the shelving. I've attached pictures for Ryan to peruse. This is a really simple system to build and it really does the job. The shame of it all is that my rack is somewhat bare right now, save for some poplar that I got from Jim Becker's property. I had a ton of oak on there not to long ago, but projects slowly stole them away. Sheet goods are stored behind the uprights.

[Rick Gibson]

Here's mine, I just used those grey shelf brackets with the rib in the middle for most. Got some heavier ones for the bottom but didn't really need them I think. Brackets are held in the 2x4's with 2" #8 wood screws.

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http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/Rick_in_Bothwell/

[Jim Young]

Here is mine. Two 2x4's glued together. A 2x6 is inserted in dadoes cut in the 2x4's (pre glue up).

http://www.simoli.net/images/Woodworking/Shop/Shop%20Tools/jy_lumber_12312004.jpg

[Ron Blaise]

Ryan:
I lagged 1 x 6's to my wall frame 2 x 4's and secured pipe flanges to that.
Then just screwed in 3/4" x 24" pipes to those. It works for me and plenty strong. Some guys used 1" pipe. As you can see I have quite a bit of hardwood on mine with hardly any sagging.
Ron
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/WoodySouth/FrontView_Shop.jpg

[Greg Koch]

Ryan,

Here's a quick one I did to get stuff off the floor... I'll probably add another "shelf" above to make it a "split level".:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/th_IMG_2587.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/IMG_2587.jpg)