DIY Wall Mounted Shelves with Fold Away Drying Rack - HW|Designs
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- Опубликовано: 5 апр 2021
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Apparently, it snows a lot in Colorado... and I couldn't stand all the wet, snowy clothes getting draped all over my living room in an effort to warm them by the woodstove. So I made a fold out drying rack that also doubles as wall shelves during our snowless months!
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I Remember Well
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Bangerter Way
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Toward Home
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*Transcript of Voiceover*
With feet of it outside, I needed a warm place by the fire to hang my snow covered gear.
How to make our how I made, this fold away drying rack that doubles as wall shelving for those snowless seasons of the year.
Let’s get into it
I started by roughing out the dimensions of the frames from rough sawn walnut
Then, at the table saw, trimmed out the inner and outer frame pieces
Before jointing and planing them square
Then, I turned to ripping 4 equal pieces for the rack spindles
And cut those down to 20”
Cranking the table saw to 45 degrees and using a simple jig, I trimmed the 90 degree corners off the spindles to create more dynamic edges
Then, with the lathe, I honed a half inch tenon on either end of each spindle that I’d sink into a mortise of the interior frame.
Speaking of, on one end of two roughly 1” x 1” pieces, I cut a mitered corner so the rack would be able to swing away from the outer frame
Then, after clamping the interior frame pieces together to expose the mirroring faces, I used a knife and square to mark the height for each spindle
And drilled the mortises
With the pieces of the bottom frame roughed out, I turned to the upper shelves
I squared them
Trimmed them down to size, and gave them a finishing level sand down before measuring and marking the lap joint recesses for their interior frame
Then, using the table saw cranked to a height of a ¼” I cut the half lap joints for each shelf in either interior frame
Before using a chisel to refine the recesses
With those cut, I turned to the mirroring lap joints in the shelf panels themselves
Then to mirror the spindles, I again beveled the edges on three sides of the shelves to add an interesting detail and catch the light in a more dynamic way.
Then, again, used the chisel to refine the lap joints
With the interior shelves and frames roughed in, I used a compass to mark a rounded over end to one side of all four outer frame pieces
And used the bandsaw to cut those out.
With all the pieces ready, it was time for a sandown.
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I finished off sanding with a quick, high grit wet sand
Then it was time to glue!
To finish off the glue up of the upper shelves, as well as make the pegs that will hold the lower rack in place, I took a 5th spindle to the lathe , and turned enough for 6 pin dowels, and 4 detailed pegs
Then used the bandsaw to cut them each out.
To tidy up the pegs, I added a quick chamfer on detailed ends
Then added the structure enhancing dowel pins through either end of the top and bottom shelves through the frames
After that, I drilled the mortises for the pair of detailed pegs responsible for holding the rack in when not in use, all the way through the outer frame, and a ¼” through interior rack
the final two detail pegs were glued as a secondary reinforcement for the lower rack to rest against when fully extended
And last two dowels were glued into place, and trimmed to sit flush to the outer frame face
The last cuts were for the 6 keyholes from which the shelves and rack would hang, two for the upper shelves, and 4 for the lower rack
Time for finish! I used a few coats of a water based polyurethane
Once that dried, I added these brass lid stay hinges to be the main support for the rack when in use
Then it was time to get to the business of installing.
I used a level and measuring tape to mark the placement for the screws that rest in the the keyhole recesses.
Then sunk the 6 needed drywall anchors and screws.
And mounted the two pieces.
To help ensure water protection, I add a layer of walrus wax.
With snowless months factored in, I wanted to make this rack made sense year round - it gets the perfect amount of sun to be the main hub for all the plants I’m desperately trying not to kill.
And that’s a wrap
Until next time! 
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You're really upping your designs....
Thanks, Shawn! 🙌🏻
I watch a ton of maker channels on YT, but this is easily the best and most well filmed. I cannot wait to own a house to start building stuff like this.
Aw - thanks so much, Andrew!
My preference is always chamfered edges. That said, the shelf edges really classes up the joint…ery.
Seriously, it top & bottom done that thick really improved the look.
Thanks! Yeah, I wanted to mess around with a different look, something to catch the light a little different ...that's what came out of it!
That’s absolutely gorgeous! The skill demonstrated was phenomenal, this is my favorite piece of yours! I love the elegance, it’s isn’t too thick yet not too thin. Zero pocket holes thank goodness and I really enjoy the 45 degrees on the shelves and the dowels turned out perfect! I love it’s versatility, it can hold blankets as right now that’s popular but is better than just some ladder because it can air out wet clothing over the fire, wow good job and thank you for sharing
Thanks so much! So much opportunity to play with lines on this one - I like it a lot too! And yes! Perf way to keep the snow gear from being strewn about the living room haha!
Notice your tablesaw sled can use a safety block of wood, so the blade isn't exposed after passing through the sled.
Wow you're design skills and wood working are on point. I would be super proud it I could get my wood working skills that strong.
Thanks very much, Brendan 🙌🏻
It's gorgeous!
Thanks, Amanda!
Nice work! But gloves and a baggy sweatshirt on the table saw?
Really cool design. Thanks for the video.
Thanks so much, Scott!
Very soothing, and awesome project. Thank you!
Thanks very much!
Beautiful, functional... I would buy this!!!
Thanks, Megan! ...send me an email, we could get one done for you!
Great work. Love the design and function of the piece.
FYI the last song played is the same artist Cody Francis “The Next Chapter”. That’s the one I really enjoyed
Neat
This is a great, practical and fun project, I only wish that my living room's walls weren't so far away from the fire.
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Haha, thanks Jules!
That Rack and Shelves look Top Class well done.
Thanks very much, David!
I love this design, thanks for sharing
Thanks, Scott!
Nice work... Your Talent is coming out Thanks
Thanks very much, Joseph.
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Hi, Mark! It was fun chatting with y’all this AM. I hope there was something helpful for y’all in there.