Want to make a wine rack.. what saw/tools?
 

Hello,

I want to make a wine rack that looks like:

http://www.thevinestore.com/18bowirasc.html

What kind of a saw is going to be best to make those rounded half
circle cuts that the bottles sit in?

I'm also going to be purchasing a miter saw. Will that help with this
project? I'm pretty new to woodworking.. A miter saw would just help
me cut the boards to the proper length, not cut out grooves like that
or anything right?

Thanks,
Keith

(Keith) wrote in
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Hello,

I want to make a wine rack that looks like:

http://www.thevinestore.com/18bowirasc.html

What kind of a saw is going to be best to make those rounded half
circle cuts that the bottles sit in?


There are a lot of ways you could do this. Personally I take a piece of
wood wide enough to make 2 of these with and cut round holes, using
either a hole saw in the drill press or a wing cutter. You could rip the
board in half to yield 2 pieces. I'd use a bandsaw for the ripping
operation if you have one as it'll be a little easier to do safely, but
it could be done on a table saw as well.


I'm also going to be purchasing a miter saw. Will that help with this
project? I'm pretty new to woodworking.. A miter saw would just help
me cut the boards to the proper length, not cut out grooves like that
or anything right?


Yes, while you can do lots of things with a mitre saw, dadoing and
grooving are not among them. Those things can be done with a table saw,
radial arm saw or a router. They can also be done in more manual ways
using planes, handsaws and chisels depending on the application.

Thanks,
Keith

There are a lot of ways you could do this. Personally I take a piece of
wood wide enough to make 2 of these with and cut round holes, using
either a hole saw in the drill press or a wing cutter. You could rip the
board in half to yield 2 pieces.


I built a simple wine rack beneath a bar a few years ago that resembles one
of the racks in the photo and this approach is similar to the way I did it.

For the back rack that holds the bottle base, I used a hole saw slightly
larger that the "average" bottle of wine. I actually allowed the saw to saw
"air" at the top of the hole and then trimmed the rack back to just below
the centerline of the cutouts.

I did pretty much the same at the front with a smaller hole saw, then cut
away the edge as above. I did arrange them so the bottles were in a slight
'neck up' position that still kept the cork wet. Then, I ran over the edges
with a 1/4" cove bit to dress them up a bit. I'll email a photo to you
separately.

It bounced my email attempt. I'll post them at abpf

I'll email a photo to you
separately.

.............and abpw. You might be more familiar with that one.


"RonB" wrote in message
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It bounced my email attempt. I'll post them at abpf

I'll email a photo to you
separately.

I have made several wine racks. I use a 4 inch hole saw in a drill press to
cut the holes then cut the board with the holes on the table saw so that 1/3 of
the hole is on one side of the cut then another cut below the centre line of
the hole for the other cut. The piece of board with the smaller circle arc is
used for the neck of the bottle while the larger circle is for the body of the
bottle. These 2 pieces of board form the front and back of the rack and are
simply joined with 2 pieces of board that form the top and bottom of the rack.
I then cut half inch pieces from a 1 inch dowel rode and glue then on to the
bottom to form legs. Works for me.

Jiggs

On 21 Oct 2004 07:19:53 -0700, (Keith)
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Hello,

I want to make a wine rack that looks like:

http://www.thevinestore.com/18bowirasc.html

What kind of a saw is going to be best to make those rounded half
circle cuts that the bottles sit in?

Saw? Band saw proll'y. Or a really good jigsaw and plenty of
practice. I might try to "template" this. Make a template from 1/2"
MDF (using one of the above saws and a rasp, file, or OSS to perfect
the curves). Rough cut the stock on the bandsaw, tape template to
rough cut, flush trim router bit to the template.


I'm also going to be purchasing a miter saw. Will that help with this
project? I'm pretty new to woodworking.. A miter saw would just help
me cut the boards to the proper length, not cut out grooves like that
or anything right?

right.
If you want to start small - I got over a year of use from Delta's 9"
bandsaw (think it's about $90 at Lowe's). I cut a number of similar
shapes on that before upgrading. Downside is, now that I have a 14"
bandsaw the 9" collects dust. [ Err, poor choice of works because it
doesn't but it does... ]

Hi, sorry that e-mail address has gone by the wayside. Could you
please send me those pictures at ?

Thanks, Keith

"RonB" wrote in message news:ivQdd.6518$EZ.5306@okepread07...
............and abpw. You might be more familiar with that one.


"RonB" wrote in message
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It bounced my email attempt. I'll post them at abpf

I'll email a photo to you
separately.

"Keith" wrote in message
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Hello,

I want to make a wine rack that looks like:


http://www.thevinestore.com

Worth pointing out that this site provides some very nice ideas for other
wine racks. Scratching your head for some Christmas gift projects? Start
here!g