Christmas Present for Joe and Jen
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Christmas Present for Joe and Jen
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- This is Matt's gift to Jen and Joe
- The gift is this instructable on how to build a beautiful wine shelf out of a wood pallet
- The gift is this instructable on how to build a beautiful wine shelf out of a wood pallet
Collect Materials
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-1 pallet
-1 box of wood screws
-1 Hammer
-1 power drill
-2 wooden horses
-1 circular saw
-1 box of wood screws
-1 Hammer
-1 power drill
-2 wooden horses
-1 circular saw
Cut the Pallet
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- Cut the pallet directly in half
- Make sure to saw off the ends to the desirable length of your wine shelf
- Be careful not to cut yourself
- Make sure to saw off the ends to the desirable length of your wine shelf
- Be careful not to cut yourself
Warning: Don't Break Your Hammer
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- Make sure you have steel crowbar in order to pry the pallet boards apart
- If you don't have a crowbar, you can use a hammer.
- In the event that you use a hammer to pry the pallet boards, make sure not to break your hammer in half
- If you don't have a crowbar, you can use a hammer.
- In the event that you use a hammer to pry the pallet boards, make sure not to break your hammer in half
Put Circles Into Extra Pallet Plank
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- Use a power drill and the correct bit to drill holes into an extra pallet plank
- These holes will be used to hold your wine glasses
- Make the holes 5 inches from one another in order to space out the glasses
- These holes will be used to hold your wine glasses
- Make the holes 5 inches from one another in order to space out the glasses
Take a Sefie With a Saw
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- Make sure to take a selfie with some of the tools
Wine Glass Holes Cont'd
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- Once you have all of the holes drilled, it is now time to start keying the holes
- Use a jigsaw to cut the plank towards each hole to create a path for the wine glass to go into its place
- Use a jigsaw to cut the plank towards each hole to create a path for the wine glass to go into its place
Start Assembling
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-Now it is time to start assembling
-Drill a plank to the top so the wine rack will have a roof
-Next, drill a plank to the bottom so the wine rack will have a floor for the wine bottles to stand on
-Drill a plank to the top so the wine rack will have a roof
-Next, drill a plank to the bottom so the wine rack will have a floor for the wine bottles to stand on
Attaching Wine Holster Plank
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- The last step is to nail the wine holster plank to the bottom of the wine rack
- This is the final step for making a wine shelf out of a simple wood pallet.
- This is the final step for making a wine shelf out of a simple wood pallet.
The Finished Product
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- The final step is to fill your pallet wine shelf with bottles and glasses to share with all of your friends
- Merry Christmas Jen and Joe
- Merry Christmas Jen and Joe