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This is my first real woodworking project since I got my table saw for Christmass. Yes 6 months to make a wine rack is a long time. My wife and I have been doing some major rennovations to our house removing entire rooms installing an entier kitchen from scratch, etc. On top of all this the brakes were applied hard 2 days before I took ownership of the table saw. My daughter was born. Having a daughter that is 2 days older than your saw will slow any woodworker down at leas for a couple of years.
The wine rack is designed to fit snugly inside the buffet it is sitting on and will hold over 2 cases of wine. I’ll have a photo later once the finish has had a chance to fully dry. The piece is made from Poplar. The Dados and Rabbets were machine cut and the slots for the horizontical bars were hand cut. I wanted to hand cut them to get a feel for the difficlut of hand cut dovetails. They could be tighter but I don’t think its bad for a first attempt
-- Che.
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miles125
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posted 478 days ago
Looks nice che. Youre a lot farther along than i was on my first project! I think my first project was a cinder block with a piece of raw plywood sitting on top for a nightstand….lol
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
CharlieM1958
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posted 478 days ago
Simple, but functional and well done. I see many projects in your future….
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
che
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posted 478 days ago
I had a bit of a head start. I’m an engineer who has done some detail design work for some aluminum boats. Designing every piece of aluminum that goes into a 60M ship teaches you to think about things really go together. I also had a good wood shop in high school and have done quite a bit of woodworking to restore a couple of boats with a friend of mine. Table saws aren’t as useful when there are no straight lines. lucally modern marine epoxy likes a little gap :)
I have a bit of a thing for form following function. I see a lot of craftsman and craftsman inspired pieces in my future…
-- Che.
mot
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posted 478 days ago
I’ve taken up to a year to finish something that had less detail than that. Congrats! You’re a speed builder!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
jockmike2
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posted 478 days ago
Nice idea che, it’ll look good when you’re done. jockmike
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oscorner
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posted 478 days ago
che, it look like you did a good job. It sounds like your daughter was waiting on you getting that table saw before she came into the world.
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Napaman
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posted 478 days ago
very cool…and congrats on the new one…i can say DITTO on the new baby vs. woodshop time…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...142 days to sanity...
Mario
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posted 478 days ago
Congradulations and nice job on the wine rack.
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 478 days ago
from one engineer to another engineer….good work. Don’t let the 6 months bother you, we all understand the numerous things that come up and interfere with a woodworking project in the course of a year. Congrats on the wine rack, and the new saw!!
-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan
che
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posted 455 days ago
final pictures…
-- Che.
WayneC
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posted 455 days ago
It came out very nice. Great design.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 455 days ago
very nice indeed!!!!
bravo
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Bill
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posted 455 days ago
Well done!
Why did you create the v-shelf, instead of adding two other shelfs instead? I am just curious if it was for artistic consideration, or holds more wine, or ?
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
che
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posted 455 days ago
A little of both. We generally buy our “every day” wine by the case. The V holds that (all the bottles are the same). The other spaces hold the wines given as gifts, special bottles and odd ball etc. bottles. As you can see the V is empty. We haven’t re-stocked since my wife was pregnant.
Thanks for asking. I welcome constructive critisism, suggestions etc. Maybe we could have a tag or area to post plans or projects for critique.
-- Che.
WaywardHoosier
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posted 455 days ago
I think this wine rack turned out great and a very functional piece of furniture too. I like the color contrast. I have given up on self imposed deadlines. The family always comes first. The main point is the finshed product no matter how long it takes.
-- WaywardHoosier - Behind schedule and over budget, but who's counting?
snowdog
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posted 442 days ago
Being a lover of wine I think it came out great. Now show us how you store your wine glasses and cork screws :)
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..