We still had 2 amazing HUGE pieces of raw 2in thick kiln dried cherry wood. So we decided on some things to make and got to work.
The raw piece that we started with
Measured, checked and cut
The two middium cut slabs are for the backs of the wine racks. Though they didn't need to be smooth enough for constant touching, like a table, they needed to shine. Lots of sanding and they were looking much better. I do love working with wood. The quick results from your hard work are so gratifying!
With the smoothness achieved, the lacquer coats were added. Since one board has some characteristic charm with a crack, the lacquer seal needed to penetrate down inside the crack.
Oh SOOO pretty!!
Now the idea for these wine racks came a long time ago when we found an old wooden gun rack at our local thrift store.
Others didn't see my vision or idea, but now as it's coming together, I think they can!
I took the gun rack apart and began sanding it down.
It took some work and the use of a demel to get in all the curves. But the bare wood has a nice contrast.
We then lacquered the gun rack to match the wood backing.
They do look mighty nice, much better match.
With this part done, we turned to the last part. The vision was to combine rustic and industrial. So I decided on some long golden screws from hardware store.
But simple screws weren't the end of the plan. We painted them with a rubberized sealant to give the wine bottles some grip and a non-slip surface.
They weren't exactly what we wanted. So once dried, we added a coat of high gloss black so they would pop on the lacquered wood backing.
We did the same process to the screws that would secure the fun rack portion as well.
Once the parts were done, assembly began.
Each will hold 4 bottles. I'm pretty in love with these!!
Now who wants them?!?!
Final dimensions:
Each wine rack is about 14in wide x 34in tall. Hung they will come away from wall under 7in.
