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My travels have taken me all over the world. During those travels I have purchased several wine stoppers. I wanted to display them in an attractive way, so I built this rack for that purpose. My original design went through many changes. I wanted the piece to showcase the stoppers and at the same time not dominate the counter top. In the end I designed the piece to sit on top of the wine cooler. |
Step system, all made from oak before
other woods are attached |
Close-up
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Using solid 1.5-inch oak boards, I cut each piece to 18 inches long and bored 7 holes in each board. The side boards are cut from a 12-inch piece of oak lumber and have the evenly spaced step-down pattern that holds the smaller boards. I also added five posts on the bottom shelf for the several drip rings that I own.
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White paper template and cocobolo
1/4-inch lumber
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Close-up of side with inlay banding,
Bolivian Rosewood, and Purple Heart lumber
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I wanted to bring greater interest to this piece, so I added sections of exotic woods to the edges of the rack. The 2nd row left image shows a 1/8-inch piece of Bolivian Rosewood with a step pattern template taped to it. Using a fine scroll saw, I cut each piece a little large for error. I will sand that down later. I attached the two pieces to the edges of the rack and sanded them down to be level with the oak rack.
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Details
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Purple Heart sits on the top ends
of the steps. Bolivian Rosewood is
attached to the ends of the steps.
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Purple Heart adorns the tops of the steps. Under the Bolivian Rosewood I attached two strips of inlay banding. Finally, where the Purple Heart and Bolivian Rosewood meet, I finished the piece with two different types of 1/4-inch inlay banding.
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Right side view
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