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Boot Rack and more

Project by Andrew posted 13 days ago 275 views 0 times favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I finished this about 2 years ago, While I was working on another project, my wife asked me to design a boot rack for the front entrance. She went to work, and I got the graph paper, this is what I designed. She came home, I showed it to her, and she pleaded with me to try just for once, to do something simply. I threw away the plans and went about my business. 3 days later she told me this project was given a green light. I rescued the plans and here it is.
Features include….
A seat with a pull out drawer that contains “BootJack” to help pry off boots.
A dowel that pulls out to hold our front door open in the summer, replaces a vase.
A small closet to hold a broom and dust pan with a Bipanel door.
2 shelf, one 5” deep to hold mail, and to protect the lower 3” shelf that holds sunglasses.
5 coat hooks.
2 levels of boot and racks.
a drawer under the boot rack that can be lined with old carpet to catch drips.
A mirror on an angle so, the whole family can check themselves out before the leave.
A cubby hole under the seat for hat and glove storage.
There it is people one of my most functional projects to date.
It is made from oak plywood for the back, and the rest is 3/4” red oak. Finished with Minwax Golden oak, and polurethane.
For this project I was tempted to buy a small drill press and a Motising attatchment, I ended up buying a dedicated mortiser, one of the best decisions I have made in regard to tools.

-- As the Saw Turns


10 comments so far

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Rusticman

41 posts in 293 days


posted 13 days ago

Very nice I love the functionality of it. Now maybe I will be motivated enough to make the one for my wife after two years of saying ” yes dear it’s getting closer”. Thanks (I think)

-- Dave, Ohio,www.rusticforest.com

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a1Jim

16474 posts in 468 days


posted 13 days ago

Nice job Andrew this design has it all.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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Bob Kollman

97 posts in 81 days


posted 12 days ago

Nice project, I need to make something like that for my house.

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.

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nmkidd

368 posts in 63 days


posted 12 days ago

Neato…...great design…..even a boot jack! Well done.

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

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MsDebbieP

14152 posts in 1051 days


posted 12 days ago

brilliant :)
And I love your version of “Keep It Simple” :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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dustyal

440 posts in 366 days


posted 12 days ago

I missed the flush handle… it seems to have just about everything else!!

Really nice. Great design, very functional (expect missing flush handle…) and great build.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

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RexMcKinnon

643 posts in 86 days


posted 11 days ago

love it

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

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jim1953

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posted 11 days ago

Great Lookin Job

-- Jim, Kentucky

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Dusty56

3454 posts in 579 days


posted 5 days ago

Holy Smokes ! That is quite an invention…good thing that you’re simple minded : ) LOL

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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mtkate

657 posts in 216 days


posted 5 days ago

... “and more” is the right way of saying it.

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