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Wine Rack A wine rack is made from an old headboard. From "From Junky to Funky" episode DFJF-312

In this segment, host Samanth Gleisten uses a discarded headboard to make a wine rack and side table.

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Materials:

headboard
birch plywood
scrap 1x3
salvaged coffee table legs
wood glue
"T" square
band saw
jigsaw
circular saw
pocket screw jig
screw gun
table saw
nail gun
clamps

1. Cut the headboard into three equal parts. Remove the wooden bars (figure A) on the two side pieces by cutting them apart with a jig saw.

2. Run the headboard pieces through a table saw (figure B) to create 22-1/2 degree angled edges between pieces. Place a piece of plywood on the work table, and then stand the three headboard pieces up in the form they will take as a wine rack. Trace the inner dimension onto the plywood.

Figure A

Figure B

3. Cut out three shelves with these dimensions using a circular saw.

4. Trace the contours of the metal headboard circles onto a piece of 1 x 3 to create an inner bottle support for each headboard side. Cut the pieces out using a band saw.

5. Cut long thin strips of wood using a table saw. Glue and nail a thin strip down the middle of a wider strip to create a long "T" shaped piece.

6. Cut the piece into five lengths that run from the front to the back of the second shelf. These pieces will be attached from underneath the shelf, creating wine glass holders.

7. Sand and stain all of the wood pieces (figure C). Apply a polyurethane finish.

8. Using a pocket screw jig and a clamp, drill six pocket screw holes in the under side of each plywood shelf (figure D).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

9. Using glue and a nail gun, attach the bottle supports and the glass holder tracks in their appropriate places on the middle shelf.

10. Attach the shelves using 1-1/4 inch screws through the pocket screw holes. One shelf will act as the tabletop, mounted flush with the top edge of the headboard pieces.

11. Attach the salvaged coffee table legs to the bottom shelf (figure E).

Project Cost:

Headboard: Free
Table, legs: $20
Wood, materials: $35

Total: $55

RESOURCES :

The Brown Elephant
Website: www.howardbrown.org/hb_brownelephant.asp