| Project by Michael Hacker | posted 383 days ago | 1406 views | 4 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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this rack was needed for my growing sticker & recycled pallet collection! so i did it again and made it entirely from cull pack lumber!
if you can’t tell i have been harvesting lots of pallets, and have no good storage for this sized stick. i decided to make a double unit cantilever rack and it came out really well!
material used was all cull lumber, and completing this entire unit should take under 3 total hours. rough joinery using screw fasteners and pocket hole joints ensures a simple and strong unit!
this time around i have taken photo’s of the simple notching technique used, and the tools needed couldn’t be simpler! thats my grandfathers saw, from back in time when Black&Decker made really sturdy quality tools!
i also decided to use all 2.5” kregg self tapping, heat treated, “blue” pocket hole screws. at under $5 per 50 count these are really worth the cost for peace of mind. i have never stripped or broke one of these screws and will continue to buy them happily!
i have filled my rack to the max and have had no problems getting to any specific piece, and once again use the space between the cantilever arms to store flat goods!
as before, additional photo’s of this project can be found at mikehacker.com in my woodworking section!
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woodworm
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posted 383 days ago
Ok now you slow down collecting pallets, or you end-up making additional racks.
You have a good score of beautiful lumber (I’m so jealous), what’s your big project on hand?
Take care and work safe.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 383 days ago
That is a nice lumber rack that you have built. I have been considering redesigning mine and this gives me some ideas.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
snowdog
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posted 383 days ago
You sure can’t have enough places to store wood.
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dustygirl
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posted 383 days ago
That’s a really nice lumber rack Michael.I could use something like that here to store wood.Thanks for the idea.
-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?
mleedix
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posted 383 days ago
A perfect answer to my problem! We have a huge mound of barn lumber much of which is hardwood. Most of which is good lumber just needs some TLC to clean it up. Your rack would be a perfect solution to make our problem into a blessing.
Thank You very much for sharing this project!
-- - Michael [..for God's glory." 2 Cor. 10:31] Over 300000 species of trees, yet we take the credit for their beauty...
Dusty56
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posted 383 days ago
I am also a collector of fine pallet lumber ….it’s amazing what you can find for high quality and highly figured woods and also the thickness of the boards sure beats planing down 3/4 stock to make a project with …Nice Rack : )
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L3Woodworks
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posted 383 days ago
Way to recycle that lumber! After Hurricane Ike blew through here in September, there are lots of old fence lumber that can be cleaned up and used for some interesting projects!
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