Eric Furgeson
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Here are some pics of a project I did a couple weeks ago.
some time ago I bought couple of old spoon racks at Goodwill for a few dollars each. I repurposed them to serve as displays for my pocket watches and zippo lighters. Well not long ago I discovered that my pipe collection had out grown yet another pipe rack. Given I was out of shelf space for more racks and wanting to gather all my pipes into one location. (at least until I filled this newer larger rack and pressed the old ones back into service.) I decided to build a wall unit based on the spoon racks. I copied the top and bottom curves of the spoon racks and laid it out to hold three rows of 11 pipes each for a total of 33 pipes. I used 1/4" plywood for the back and 3/8"x1 1/4" select pine boards for the sides. I drilled three holes into each side and placed 5/16" dowel rods in them to form the rails the pipes hang on. I dry fit it all to insure every thing fit together nicely. I them took it all back apart and gave everything two coats of stain. Once that had dried I glued and clamped it together and let it set over night. Next I hung it up and loaded it with my pipes. Total build time about two hours, total cost about $15.00, happiness level 100%.
some time ago I bought couple of old spoon racks at Goodwill for a few dollars each. I repurposed them to serve as displays for my pocket watches and zippo lighters. Well not long ago I discovered that my pipe collection had out grown yet another pipe rack. Given I was out of shelf space for more racks and wanting to gather all my pipes into one location. (at least until I filled this newer larger rack and pressed the old ones back into service.) I decided to build a wall unit based on the spoon racks. I copied the top and bottom curves of the spoon racks and laid it out to hold three rows of 11 pipes each for a total of 33 pipes. I used 1/4" plywood for the back and 3/8"x1 1/4" select pine boards for the sides. I drilled three holes into each side and placed 5/16" dowel rods in them to form the rails the pipes hang on. I dry fit it all to insure every thing fit together nicely. I them took it all back apart and gave everything two coats of stain. Once that had dried I glued and clamped it together and let it set over night. Next I hung it up and loaded it with my pipes. Total build time about two hours, total cost about $15.00, happiness level 100%.