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Wine Rack

From Australian Handyman Magazine

Build a mobile wine rack table for easy entertaining
Every party needs a gathering point, and it’s usually around the food and drinks. So why not make a purpose-built wine storage and nibbles table to suit?

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This bar-style table houses a glass holder and wine rack for three bottles. We’ve made it a comfortable height for most standard bar stools. The table will seat four people, with room to rest drinks and eats. To make the table easy to move, add lockable castors to the legs. Once the table is complete, give it a thorough sand and finish with two coats of Danish oil.

STEP 1

Laminate the top
Biscuit or dowel the pieces for the top, then glue, clamp, and set aside to dry. The bottom shelf is made in two pieces to allow for expansion. Join three 65mm wide pieces for each half of the shelf.

STEP 2

Mark out the dowels
Mark the centre line on both ends of the four shorter rails, using a marking gauge. Draw the gauge line with a pencil then mark the dowel positions, 15mm in from each edge.

STEP 3

Drill the dowel holes
Wrap masking tape around a 10mm dowel drill, 26mm from the tip. Drill dowel holes into the ends of the rails. You’ve reached the correct depth when the tape sweeps away the swarf.

STEP 4

Mark the offset
On the edge of the leg, draw an offset line 5mm in from the face. The top rail sits flush with the end of the leg, and the bottom rail sits 250mm up from the bottom. Repeat for all four legs.

STEP 5

Mark the dowel positions
Insert dowel centres into the pre-drilled rail ends. Push the rail onto the leg to mark the dowel centres. Align the top edge of the rail with the end of the leg and the face of the rail with the 5mm offset.

STEP 6

Label all the pieces
Repeat the dowelling process for the four short rails. Identify each matching joint and leg with a corresponding letter. Pre-sand all the interior edges before assembling.