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Until recently I had always bought wood as I needed it. My mother in law expressed an interest in a cedar quilt chest so I went on a cedar hunting adventure and wound up with a guy giving me a sizeable pile of cedar, poplar and some oak. Most of it is still on a trailer backed under my father in laws shed but I brought a bunch of the cedar home and quickly found I had no where to store it. I found the plan for this wall hanging lumber rack on Youtube and me and my son set out to build it today. Pretty simple, starts with 1 1/2” by 1 1/2” strips toggle bolted to wall. Cut the arms 16 inches long and glued/screwed 1/2” plywood to each side with a 1 7/16th’s inch gap at the back which forms sort of a motise for the verticle strips to fit in. Was very proud of my 17 year old son, he jumped right in and hammer drilled those holes like a champ. The rack seems to work as advertised and it took all that wood and seems ready for more.
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
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patron
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#1 posted 147 days ago
great work guys
lot’s of room there now
well done
and good bonding
enjoy
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BusterB
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#2 posted 147 days ago
Thank You Patron….I wouldnt have finished it (today anyhow) without him….
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
Monte Pittman
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#3 posted 147 days ago
Storage …............GOOD!
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
a1Jim
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#4 posted 147 days ago
Looks like it worked fine. good job.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
BusterB
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#5 posted 147 days ago
LOL …. right you are Monte….
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
BusterB
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#6 posted 147 days ago
Thank You, Been sitting here listening for the crash Jim….seems to be “hanging” in there…lol
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
spud72
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#7 posted 147 days ago
I like it. Nice Job.
-- Guy,PEI
BusterB
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#8 posted 147 days ago
Thank you spud
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
whitebeast88
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#9 posted 147 days ago
great job buster.just looking at the hammer drill wore me out!!!
i just built one in my storage building which i’m working on filling up,but i’m glad i didn’t have to drill in concrete to do it.
-- It don't have to be straight,it's just a suggestion!!!
BusterB
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#10 posted 147 days ago
Thanks Marty…. When I drew this thing up I knew it was gonna be a challenge to drill holes big enough for the toggles I was gonna need to support the weight. Fortunatly I have a brother who is (well was) a heat and air contrator and had a hammer drill and bits. Also gave son a chance to use those football muscles that have been going to waste since season ended…lol
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
tyvekboy
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#11 posted 146 days ago
Nice Rack.
IÊ»ve built something similar but instead of drilling into cinder block, I just installed studs about ever 3 feet between a 2×4 attached to the overhead joists and a treated 2×4 on the floor. I then attached each support arm with one 1/2 inch bolt/washer/nut. and attached the arms to it.
Lot quicker and easier and they do work.
-- Tyvekboy -- Marietta, GA
BusterB
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#12 posted 146 days ago
That sounds pretty sweet Tyvek… Thanks. My primary regret right now…...why didnt i build it bigger….lol
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
Jero
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#13 posted 145 days ago
I have a similar rack system, only anchored to wood studs. I have many, many pounds of lumber on them right now and they hold up great.
-- Jeremy - Marshfield, WI
BusterB
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#14 posted 145 days ago
Thanks for comment Jeremy. I have been watching it for any signs of sagging or separation…so far it is holding like a champ. Fixing to load some of those oak 2×8’s on there and then we shall see…lol
-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)
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