Hey guys, it's Warren here and today I'm going to show you how you can easily make a wine
rack out of a pallet in less than a day.
It has loads of great little features, plus it makes a brilliant centrepiece to hang on
the wall in your home.
Firstly, take your pallet then lay it flat on the ground.
Now measure how tall you want your wine rack to be, making sure there's enough room for
a wine bottle to be removed.
Mark this measurement on the 3 main planks going down your pallet which you'll need to
cut through in order to separate the pallet into two.
Then you should be left with the main structure of your wine rack.
Also be sure to retain the other half of the pallet for wood we'll need later.
So, the first job is to make the shelves for our bottles to go in.
Measure the area within where the bottles will be standing then cut a plank of wood
from the other piece of pallet - measured to this size.
Check it fits - and this will be used as a shelf for the wine rack (so your bottles don't
fall through).
Do this on both sides then lay your wine rack down.
Measure the width of the piece of wood we used for the shelf (in this case - 2cm) then
divide it by 2.
Mark this measurement (1cm in this case) on the front of the wine rack so we can screw
the shelf into place.
Do this by making preliminary drill holes, then using a countersink so your screws sit
flush in the wood.
Then screw into place.
Each shelf will be carrying quite a bit of weight so do this in several locations - both
on the front for each shelf, and on the back as well.
With the shelves securely fastened into place, we're now going to make 3 supports running
up the wine rack.
Now, measure the length of the 3 remaining planks running up the wine rack (bearing in
mind this is a pallet - so they may all vary slightly from each other).
Then cut these measurements from planks from your scrap pallet wood.
Put them into place and check they fit and make any minor adjustments if necessary.
We then need to fix them securely into place using dowels to start with.
Start by marking the centre-point at the end of your support planks.
Then mark where this measurement would sit on the wine rack where the supports need to
go.
Now, using a drill bit that has the same diameter as your dowels, drill downwards on the mark
you've made on the wine rack to a depth of about half of the dowel.
Gently push one in then using the same drill bit, drill on the mark you made on the support
plank, downwards, to just over half the depth of a dowel.
Then put your support into place and gently hammer it down.
Do this for all three supports that run the length of your wine rack.
So, the supports are fixed into place at the bottom.
But we now need to fix them into place at the top using screws from the back.
Ensure the supports are standing up straight then find their middle point on the back of
the pallet.
Essentially, we want to screw them into place from the back and not miss.
Again, do this by making preliminary drill holes then screw into place for all three
supports.
Great, so with the supports in place, we now need to make a shelf for the top.
Unfortunately, I don't have a length of wood remaining that's long enough for the shelf.
So I'm going to be attaching three bits of wood together, cut to size, attach them using
dowels and then screw to the wine rack.
And remember to use a countersink when attaching your shelf here so the screw sit flush and
you can place things easily on the shelf.
Now, depending on the width of the planks of wood you've used, you may find the supports
stick out from the shelf you've just attached.
If you want to remedy this, you can do so easily but cutting down the supports, flush
with the top shelf and partway then turning this into a curve.
Cut down the support until where your straight line ends then use a coping saw to cut round
the curve.
Don't worry it it looks a bit rough and ready, we can fix this when sanding the wine rack
down.
OK, it's really starting to take shake and my lawn is really starting to take a battering!
The next and final thing I want to do is add a glass holder to the bottom of my wine rack.
So, using a scrap piece of pallet wood to the length you'd like your holder, mark where
you'd want your wine glasses to hang.
Make sure there's enough room at either end of the plank (for supports) then measure a
centre line going down the length of the plank.
And on this centre line, for each circle you've drawn around the glasses, mark a centre point.
Then, using a drill bit that's thicker than the stems of your wine glasses, drill on each
centre point along the plank.
Now, draw a line from the edge of the plank to each edge of each hole you've drawn on
the wood, then using a saw, saw along each line until you reach the hole.
And when the wood falls through, you should be left with some slots for your wine glasses
to hang from.
And remember to do one final check to make sure the glasses fit in.
Make an minor adjustments if necessary, then using some more scrap pallet wood, cut out
some supports to attached the glass holder to the bottom of the wine rack.
Start by firstly screwing the supports to the wine rack (using a countersink) then screw
the glass holder to the supports.
Again, be sure to make preliminary drill holes beforehand to make a nice neat job of it.
And finally, I'm going to drill holes through the wine rack so it can be attached to a wall.
And don't be shire with the holes because it's going to be quite heavy when fully loaded
- so the more, the merrier!
And that's the structure of the wine rack finished.
And now, show your pallet some love and give it a sand all the way around.
And this will really finish it off nicely.
And if you wish, you can also stain it - here I'm using an oak varnish.
Leave it to dry thoroughly and ensure the wine rack is structurally sound for it's purpose
(and secure further where necessary).
Then it's ready to hang on the wall.
So, on a strong wall, mark the places you need to drill your holes to hang your wine
rack on the wall - making sure it's level.
Then, carefully drill your holes to a depth of the same length as your raw plugs - also
using a drill bit of suitable thickness so the raw plugs fit in.
Hammer it in at the end if necessary then repeat for the number of holes you drilled
on the wine rack.
Then simply position it in place, in line with the raw plugs then secure with screws.
And it's really important to use screws and raw plugs that are heavy duty enough to support
the weight of the wine rack when it's fully loaded.
And when you're happy with the finish, it's time to start loading it up with glasses and
your favourite booze.
And there you have it.
That's how easy it is to make your own wine rack in under a day from a pallet.
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