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00:05 Speaker 1: Good day knuckleheads, Uncle Knacker's here.
00:07 S1: I'm after a bottle of red that I got for my birthday just recently. Now I know
it's in here somewhere, just where? Look here. Water? Seriously? Empty bottle. That's handy.
Milo? Fair dinkum. The kids put stuff anywhere. It's no wonder they can't find anything. Aha.
Down the back as you'd expect. I think I need a better system for storing wine, and I don't
want one of those conventional stack-on-top-of-one-another type scenarios. I want something a little
bit different. I think I'm gonna have to make something.
01:03 S1: So what I've decided is to make the wine rack out of old pallets. Look at
this stuff here. That'll come up beautiful. So what do you reckon? I think we should give
it a crack.
01:17 S1: The pallet that I'm using for my wine rack is a hardwood pallet and a personal
choice. And the reason is that when you clean these up and varnish them, the colours really
pop out. Now I probably need to dismantle this pallet and just change a few things around.
And if you haven't done that before, it can be a bit tricky 'cause when you remove boards,
the boards tend to split. So I did a video just recently, and it was called, "How to
build a raised garden bed". In that, I've done a tutorial on how to dismantle a pallet,
so I'll put a link to the video in the description box down below. Make sure you check it out.
02:01 S1: And now for today's pallet tip. Moving a pallet is really heavy and can be
pretty awkward. So here's a great way to move a pallet without giving yourself a hernia
especially if you're by yourself, is just to roll it. Piece-a-cake.
02:17 S1: So, these are the timbers for the wine rack. Now, these three here are from
the pallet that I dismantled, and these ones here are hardwood fence palings. Now these
two are going to be the bottom of the wine rack, and this one here, hopefully, will support
the glasses. These two here are going to be the back of the wine rack, and this is going
to be the front of the wine rack, and these three here are the framework to hold all these
together. Now I've cut a bit of an angle on it, purely for looks. Now, these are about
280 millimetres high or about 11 inches which is about three-quarters the height of a wine
bottle. Now these are a bit too rough to assemble currently, so with the aid of an electric
planer and a sander, we'll give these a bit of a touch up, and then it's time to assemble.
And remember when using power tools to wear at least goggles and ear muffs.
03:30 S1: When sanding fairly rough timber, it's a good idea to start off your first sand
with an 80 grit sandpaper, follow that with a 120 grit sandpaper and finish with a 180.
That'll give you a nice smooth finish.
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03:53 S1: The sanding is all done, and it feels fantastic. All that's left is to glue
and nail the rack together. Now, I'm using a nail gun because I've got one. If you haven't
got one, just use a hammer and nail, or you can even screw it; whichever way you choose,
it doesn't really matter. Anyway, let's do this.
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04:32 S1: So there it is, all nailed up and looking pretty snazzy. A pat of final sand,
and you'll notice that I've added a block here, here and here. And the reason for that
is that I'm attaching this wine glass holder which I've made out of an old paling. I've
cut the slots with a hand, and then I've just gotten a chisel, and a slight little tap,
and the block comes out. So that'll be attached to the bottom. And then finally, I'm just
going to add a couple of coats of clear satin varnish to the whole job, and she'll be finished.
Happy days. So there she is, all varnished up, and I must say it's come up an absolute
treat. I'm very happy.
05:37 S1: Now just a couple of quick things. First of all, you'll notice that I've attached
the glass rack to these three blocks simply by just driving a couple of nails directly
into them. Secondly, this is a fairly heavy unit especially when these bottles are full
of that beautiful red stuff. So the idea when hanging one of these is to locate at least
two studs, and screw directly into them. Now, if you can't find a stud don't panic. I did
a video on stud detecting just recently using my home-made stud finder. Pretty tricky. Guaranteed
success.
06:20 S1: Now, I'll leave a link to the video in the description box down below. So, make
sure check that one out. And finally just remember that when working with old pallet
timbers or old fence palings, that you're not going to get a perfect fit or a perfect
join. These things come split, twisted, warped, cracked... You name it, they've got it. So,
the best plan of attack is to work with the imperfections rather than trying to hide them.
Trust me, you'll sleep better at night.
06:51 S1: So, there you have it. What a top project. Great tip Knackers! And as per usual,
if you found this video useful you can subscribe to my channel. The button's down there. Thumbs
up. The button's down there as well. And you can also check me out on that Facebook thingy
at diyforknuckleheads. Now, don't go just yet, there'll be a couple of photos going
backwards and forwards of the finished product.
07:16 S1: Now, who's up for a beverage? I think there is some '89 Grange, vintage Grange
here somewhere. No, that's not it. Aha! Got him. Bottoms up!
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