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I did a search just to see if anyone else had constructed one of these and I came up with nothing found here on LJ so this should be a first for Lumber Jock, I constructed this folding transportable 4 tier shelving unit out of Knotty Alder, this would be great for those needing to display items on the go such as vendor booths, I finished it in Tung Oil and polyurethane due to the conditions of being indoors and outdoors. Though it's portable it carries a very sturdy structure, It measures 48 3/4" H x 26" W x 13 1/4 D and weighs 28 lb.

I plan on using it for displaying my boxes.

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Great design. This is going to my favorites.
 

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Hey Randy that turned out great, a real cool design and very innovative too.
 

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Thanks everyone, Jim

I'm in the process of building another only using western red cedar this time, going to see how that turns out, I'm poundering if it might be to much on the light side to with stand high winds, it should be a bit lighter then that alder but not by much.
 

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Very Ingenious idea Blackie. You could probably sell the plans to this display stand as well as what you have in it.

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Great idea! I'm just glad I don't have to move my furniture often enough to want to build it!
 

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Actually this would be a cool idea for those folks who sell at weekend craft fairs, flea markets, and swaps.

-Dave
 

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This is both very clever in design, and a great job on building it!

Lee
 

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really gr8 idea. very funtional, and compact. nice
 

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Great work and function too. If you used Balsa it would cut some serious weight. lol
 

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Very cool idea, I like it! A nice way to display your wares. Going in my faves too. Thanks for sharing the design.
 

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Great example of "form and Function". I actually had a folding shelving unit years ago, but it didn't look nearly as good as yours, plus it was very flimsy. Don't remember what happened to it.

Tim - Louisiana
 

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Actually Tim these can be purchased via online and variouis local stores but why buy import when I can build it the way I want it with wood of choice and getting a quality piece of furinture to boot, A lot of folks would prefer to buy handcrafted over store bought anyway.
 

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It's a great design, Blackie.
 

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Now that is pretty cool! I never grow tired of the cool ideas and work I see here on Lumber Jocks…. Well done!
 

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Good Idea, It would work well for college students and such.
 

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well designed and executed :)

if you want it lightweight you can always make pegboardtype shelves
or some honeycombs shelfs :)

Dennis
 

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Oh now THAT is brilliant! I can think of several uses for that! Awesome!
 

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@Matt

Matt don't give me any ideas LOL
 

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I couldn't see from the pictures how you get the shelves to clip in the front, what did you come up with?

I've needed something like this and need one that is two sided, which your concept could be revised to quite easily.

Steve.
 
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