The LOML has strict standards for interior design that preclude the placement of “unsightly” home stereo components in the living room. Of course that’s a big problem for me because from my relaxation/ sound quality perspective, that’s the best place to put them.
After many years of failing to change her mind on this subject, I came up with what I thought was a stealthy proposal that might succeed; a “temporary” rack to hold the audio components in the living room for “a couple days” while I sort through some connection issues. My pitch was its much easier to access both the front and back of audio components in a “temporary rack” rather than the built-in AV cabinet that currently holds our stuff.
Much to my surprise she didn’t outright refuse, which I took as approval. Here is a picture of $75 worth of construction lumber from the local BORG I bought for the project (“Sweetheart,of course it’s temporary, I’m building it with 2 x 4’s”).
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I grew up in a blue-collar family with three siblings and my dad would frequently knock out simple furnishings for the family home, like bunkbeds etc., in what seemed like an afternoon, and I thought I could easily do the same. That was my first mistake!
First step was to break down 12 foot “premium grade” studs into manageable lengths. In the interest of speed, I was aiming for “off the saw” dimensioning with no trimming via shooting board etc. What works for me in starting cross cuts is to position the tooth line at a very slight angle to the work piece to start to cut along the layout line and then transitioned into a more efficient 45° angle to finish:
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Here’s a couple pictures of the components that would make up the framework of the rack cut to dimension and glue up of the 1 x 10” pine boards for the shelves.
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As strictly a handtool guy, here’s a couple pictures of layout for final dimensions.
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Originally Posted by Chris Hachet
