And I really like it. I've had it for years.
You can store a lot of lumber on the wall, keeping it flat.
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And I really like it. I've had it for years.
You can store a lot of lumber on the wall, keeping it flat.
https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/...g+oct+2nd+send
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A person can also build a larger one with better support for a lower cost:Originally Posted by lowell holmes
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This stands away from the wall since the wall space is already in use. My lathe is on the other side of this. Recently a rack was attached to the back of it to hold my lathe tools in a very convenient location.
If anyone is interested more pictures can be taken of the base and joinery.
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Or you could go home made without the supports in the front getting in the way. 3/4" pipe, floor brackets and 3x4's in this case.
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600 lbs of wood ain't much wood. Maybe close to 120 or so B/F, not enough to build many workbenches.
ken
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Wish I had room for lots of extra lumber, but no such luck. I don’t store a lot, buying what I need when I need it. But, we all have cutoffs and a few extra boards here and there, so I made this to keep things in reasonable order. LOML is ok with this as a “feature” in our finished basement area. Don’t you love when you get the nod for a bit of hobby redecorating.
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I store wood vertically. It takes less space and I can get at specific boards without a lot of time wasted removing and re-stacking boards that always seem to be on top of the one I want.
Chris
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$72 seems cheap to me. My single stall garage turned dedicated workshop has 11' ceilings so I'm building double shelves spaced 12" around the perimeter (off the ceiling). Between shelving brackets and the actual shelf wood it's not inexpensive. Right around $3.50 per linear shelf foot.
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Great idea Chris- I think I’m going to start doing the same.
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Very ingenious Bill, thanks for sharing!
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I don't think I could build one for $49.
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Was running out of Ash...road trip to buy a bit more....two 4/4 x 6 x8' planks are now standing against the wall in the dining room....that's 8bf..$10...pus the gallon of gas..meh
They can sit there until "called for"...
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My recollection is mine took ten 2X4X8's and about thirty 1/4-20 nuts, bolts and washers.I don't think I could build one for $49.
It likely wasn't much over $49 if it was more.
One of the vertical racks against a wall could likely cost even less.
jtk
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I have several in various places in my shop and like Lowell I like them.. Woodcraft has them on sale a couple of times a year for approx $50.
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Have five sets in the basement shop, would like to have more out in the other part instead of storing wood on the floor
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Lowes had them on clearance last year so I've got two sets of those. I spaced them them all closer together to create one rack that will hold boards up to 12 ft. After a few months I needed even more lumber storage space and, being too cheap to pay the normal price for another set, I made my own using 2x4's on edge and 1" EMT conduit.
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