InkedHarleyGuy
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Hello ladies and gentlemen,
So, I've been looking around and I've come to the conclusion that my life lacks a pipe rack to hold my pipes (and an excuse to buy more to fill it with). I recently finished my basement and have a good bit of red oak left over from building some wainscoting and a matching coffered ceiling. I'm very into crafts and some DIY stuff so I believe I have my materials on hand.
I have various pieces of red oak that are 1.5", 3.5" and 5.5". Sorry metric users! I'd like to build a 3 tier two shelf system using a 1.5" piece for the very top where the pipe stems would rest. The second shelf would be a 3.5 piece where the bowls would rest and more cuts for the pipe stems. The base would be a 5.5 and hold more pipe bowls. I plan having the 5.5 base as one solid piece with another 5.5" piece standing up in the middle that will have a carved design. Then two pieces of 3.5" and 1.5" on either side of it. I'd like to hold seven pipes on each side, 14 in total.
Here's where I need your help, folks:
I'm really not sure on how much distance should be between each of the shelves. So that the bowls and stems can rest comfortably.
Next, I'm intending to use a drill to bore holes where the pipe stems and pipe bowls rest. What's a good size for the holes for where the pipe bowls rest and where the pipe stem rests.
Then, a good recommended distance between the stem rests and a good distance between the bowl rests?
Lastly, any advice you might wanna throw at me to help me avoid problems I could run into, that'd be awesome.
Thanks so much in advance, folks.
So, I've been looking around and I've come to the conclusion that my life lacks a pipe rack to hold my pipes (and an excuse to buy more to fill it with). I recently finished my basement and have a good bit of red oak left over from building some wainscoting and a matching coffered ceiling. I'm very into crafts and some DIY stuff so I believe I have my materials on hand.
I have various pieces of red oak that are 1.5", 3.5" and 5.5". Sorry metric users! I'd like to build a 3 tier two shelf system using a 1.5" piece for the very top where the pipe stems would rest. The second shelf would be a 3.5 piece where the bowls would rest and more cuts for the pipe stems. The base would be a 5.5 and hold more pipe bowls. I plan having the 5.5 base as one solid piece with another 5.5" piece standing up in the middle that will have a carved design. Then two pieces of 3.5" and 1.5" on either side of it. I'd like to hold seven pipes on each side, 14 in total.
Here's where I need your help, folks:
I'm really not sure on how much distance should be between each of the shelves. So that the bowls and stems can rest comfortably.
Next, I'm intending to use a drill to bore holes where the pipe stems and pipe bowls rest. What's a good size for the holes for where the pipe bowls rest and where the pipe stem rests.
Then, a good recommended distance between the stem rests and a good distance between the bowl rests?
Lastly, any advice you might wanna throw at me to help me avoid problems I could run into, that'd be awesome.
Thanks so much in advance, folks.