>> chad: oh, hi. hey, i'm glad you're here.i'm heading over to my neighbor's house to check out an idea he has for a project. thisshould be fun, so come along with me. >> brian: hey, chad. thanks for stopping. >> chad: sure. no problem, brian. so what'sthis project idea you're thinking of? >> brian: well, barb and i were thinking ofa wine cabinet for the kitchen, and we were looking in the catalog, and they're ratherbig and our kitchen's rather small. so i asked you over so you could take a look at it andtell us what you think. >> chad: no problem. i'll tell you what. let'sgo to the kitchen and we'll get some ideas. >> brian: great. come on.
>> chad: oh yeah. yeah, i see what you mean.your kitchen is rather kind of condensed. you know, how about a wine rack instead ofa wine cabinet? it's smaller and more compact. in fact, i could probably build one righthere if we could find another spot for those books. >> brian: i like that. yeah. that's good,yeah. i can find a spot for those books. >> chad: great. and then i'll take some measurements. >> brian: all right. let's get these out. >> chad: well, here we are. the wine rack'sall finished. it was a fairly easy project, but because the rack's going to hold the weightof multiple bottles, i wanted to make sure
the joinery was built strong. the joineryinvolves some grooves and rabbets, which will be attached with glue and nails; and the rails,they're going to be attached with pocket screws and glue. the combination of these are goingto ensure this wine rack stays together for a long time. now the top, bottom, and sides were constructedout of three-quarter inch plywood, while the back is half-inch plywood. the rails are someone-by-two pieces of maple. now you'll recall back in the kitchen, i took careful measurementsof the cabinet, so this wine rack slides in easily. from there, i got my outside dimensions.now let me show you how to build this. i've already pre-cut my plywood pieces tothe sizes that i'll need, but i do want to
take a minute to label them top, bottom, front,back and sides, so i don't get them confused during the building process. i'm going tostart with my side pieces. i need to make that groove for the rabbet joint, so i'm goingto use my router with a quarter-inch bit and the fence. i'm going to route a groove a quarterinch deep and a half inch down from the top and bottom edge on the side piece. i'm nowgoing to readjust my fence to make the same groove, but a quarter inch back from the backedge on the side piece. again, i'll do this on both pieces. i've set the other pieces aside, and i nowhave the top piece. without changing the settings on my router, i'm going to make that samequarter-inch groove on the back edge of the
top piece. at this point, i'm ready to changemy router bit. i'm going to switch to a rabbet bit. the rabbet bit comes with a variety ofdifferent sized bearings to give you different sized rabbets. in this case, i need to makea quarter-inch rabbet a half inch deep. i'm going to do it on the side edge of my toppiece; however before i do, i have to turn the top piece over. i've got the bottom piece,and i'm going to make those same rabbet cuts on the side edges; however, i'm not worriedabout the quarter-inch groove along the back because the bottom is a half inch shorterin depth. i've got the back panel now, and i'm goingto have to change the depth on my router so it makes a quarter-inch deep rabbet. i'm goingto make this on the sides and the top of the
back panel. although the wine rack is goingto be attached with nails and screws, it's still good to use a good wood glue to makesure that it stays together for a long time. now i'm going to apply the glue and brushit into the grooves, as well as put it on the rabbets; however, i'm pretty certain thatwhen i put the two boards together, i'm going to get glue squeeze-out. so my tip is to firstapply some tape next to the grooves and the rabbets. this way, the glue squeeze-out goesonto the tape. when it's done, just simply peel it off and you're good to go. i've alreadytaped and glued all four pieces. now i'm just checking if we're squared. yep, looks good.i'll add a few nails and clamp it up. i'm going to
set this aside, and then i'm going to focuson making those rails for those wine bottles. these are the rails what's going to supportour wine bottles. the rails were made from a one-by-six-by-eight foot board that i rippedto two inches on my table saw. i then crosscut it to 21 and a half inches, which is the insidemeasurement for my wine rack. once all the rails are cut to length, i then need to measureand find the equal distances for what will be the cradles for each of the bottles. iwant at least four inches from center to center for each bottle. now i could use a jigsaw to cut these out,but i actually have access to a bandsaw. i prefer to gang two or three of these piecestogether with some tape. i can make several
cuts on the bandsaw at the same time. nowthe final thing i want to do before assembly is i need to drill for those pocket screwson the back side of the rails. the pocket screws are a quick and fast joint to make.our wine rack is now dry, and i've been busy putting in the rails. i want to leave therails back three-quarters of an inch from the front and back edge. now although theserails are going to be secured with screws, i still want to use a wood glue to make surethat they never move or twist. i also want to keep at least four inches in between eachof the rails, so i have proper clearance for the wine bottles. a good tip for this is havea scrap piece of wood at least four inches. then you can just clamp it to the side ofyour wine rack. now i get the same distance
each and every time. since the wine rack is going to be a decorativeaddition to that kitchen, i want to dress up these plywood edges. now i'm going to leavethe wood natural and apply a polyurethane finish, so i've ripped down some quarter-inchstrips of that maple to which i'll edgeband my plywood. i've applied the glue to bothsurfaces, the plywood and the edgeband. i'll then hold it in place with some tape whilethe glue dries. once the edge banding has dried and the wholething has been lightly sanded, you're now ready to add your finish. i purposely leavethe back off because it's going to make it a whole lot easier to reach the insides. afterthat, it's just sliding in the back panel,
add a few nails at the bottom, and you'reall done. well, there you go. not too bad, huh? i'lltell you what. let's go install it and see what our homeowner thinks. with a few screwsin the stile and a couple in the back, this wine rack isn't going anywhere, and as anadded bonus, i did the wine glass holder. the wine glass holder is nothing more thana couple of strips of wood screwed to the bottom. i think it's a really nice featurethat's going to show off this wine collection nicely. hey brian, come tell me what you think. >> brian: wow, that looks great! and you evengot a place for the wine glasses too. nice. let's have a glass of wine to celebrate.
>> chad: hey, thanks for tagging along withme. hope you can join us next time and see what's going on in our neighborhood. >> brian: cheers!
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