Show Off Your Homemade Rack, Cabinet, or Accessory

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vabriar

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Oct 24, 2012

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• Mar 26, 2013

• #1

I posted about my cabinet under another topic (show us your pipe rack or cabinet) but I also wanted to see what others have done from scratch. This was my first substantial woodworking project and it took me quite some time but I learned a lot in the process. It was also the most fun I've had working on something in a while and my son helped which was a lot of fun. Mine is made out of pine except the back which I don't remember what kind of wood it is. Everything got sanded, 2 coats of stain and 2 coats of polyurethane. It holds 51 pipes, which gives me ample space to expand, and it has 2 plexiglass sliding doors on the top for the pipes and 2 on the bottom for the accessories which keeps everything dust free.
I would love to see what others on the forum have made so show off your homemade gear.

little helper

 

gecko13

Part of the Furniture Now

Feb 2, 2011

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Goodyear,AZ

• Mar 26, 2013

• #2

Very nice. The staining on the pine turned out well. I see you have a shop helper. Good to get them involved young. Woodworking is a dying profession and we need to get the young ones involved.

 

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vabriar

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Oct 24, 2012

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• Mar 26, 2013

• #3

darjones- Great ideas and great looking. I forget about driftwood it makes for a very organic look, I may have to try making something out of some. The fork tamper is another cool idea! I need start thinking more creatively and outside the box, there are probably a ton things around the house and thrift stores ect. that could be re-purposed for pipe gear.

 

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vabriar

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Oct 24, 2012

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• Mar 26, 2013

• #4

gecko13-thanks for the compliment I was very happy with the look of the stain. I fondly remember "working" with my dad in his shop when I was a kid and now I have the joy of sharing that with my son.

 

bigboi

Lifer

Nov 12, 2012

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• Mar 26, 2013

• #5

Those are some nice builds guys. I will be working on some stuff with my boys soon enough!

 

gwtwdbss

Lifer

Jun 13, 2012

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• Mar 26, 2013

• #6

Nice looking stuff guys!

 

allan

Lifer

Dec 5, 2012

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• Mar 26, 2013

• #7

Excellent work guys!

 

uberam3rica

Lifer

Sep 7, 2011

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Capac, Michigan

• Mar 27, 2013

• #8

I've made a few tampers. I'm nowhere near as talented as some of the guys here though. I have an idea in my head for a rack to hold my two calabashes. I plan to make it once the weather warms up.
I made these from wood blanks with a bench grinder and a dremal:

I made these from twigs using a pocket knife and a few small woodcarving tools:

 

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vabriar

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Oct 24, 2012

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• Mar 27, 2013

• #9

Uberam3rica- nice tampers! I've been thinking about making one recently and think I've just been inspired.

 

uberam3rica

Lifer

Sep 7, 2011

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Capac, Michigan

• Mar 27, 2013

• #10

Uberam3rica- nice tampers!

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Thanks. Here is a picture of the tools I used for the tampers made from twigs

 

oldman

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Mar 23, 2013

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• Mar 27, 2013

• #11

Thanks for sharing! Inspirational!

 

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kevchriss

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Mar 20, 2013

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Carmel, IN

• Mar 27, 2013

• #12

This is a pipe rack I made. A little different.
EDIT:Fixed the link for you. Somehow

 

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vabriar

Starting to Get Obsessed

Oct 24, 2012

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• Mar 27, 2013

• #13

kevchriss- That's an awesome rack and very unique! Welcome to the forum

 

cavendish

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 22, 2013

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• Mar 28, 2013

• #14

A good friend of mine (who is also an awesome woodworker) was over last week and he noticed I do not have a pipe rack so we got to talking and looking around on the interwebs and he is going to build me a pipe rack. He just asked me what style and how I want it to look. Upscale, pristine and nice, or old and rustic. I chose old and rustic for 16-18 pipes and a little shelf on the bottom for the accesories and odds and ends. Texting him today and he is going to start it next weekend :D

 

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vabriar

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Oct 24, 2012

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• Mar 28, 2013

• #15

cavendish- That seems like a sweet deal, be sure to show us the finished product.

 

cavendish

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Jan 22, 2013

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• Mar 28, 2013

• #16

cavendish- That seems like a sweet deal, be sure to show us the finished product.

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I will try to upload pics. I have an older computer and BlackBerry Desktop thing wont work on my machine and I don't have a data plan to send email through the phone. I will get them uploaded eventually lol

 

ffmurray

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Apr 14, 2013

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• Apr 16, 2013

• #17

Its nothing fancy, just a scrap of 2x6 hacked at with a dremel to accentuate the grain and finished with olive oil, it holds a pipe and a pipe nail.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByIkIAxsOCDidm45WHZGSnNzYmc/edit?usp=sharing

 

crk69

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Jun 30, 2012

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• Apr 16, 2013

• #18

Here's a tamper I made out of Deer Antler and an aluminum pipe nail...

 

ejames

Lifer

Oct 6, 2009

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• Apr 16, 2013

• #19

Church Warden stand I made and sold,second stand I made for my Linkmans 02A.

 

yazamitaz

Lifer

Mar 1, 2013

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• Apr 16, 2013

• #20

ejames, those are GREAT stands. I actually have a few knots from some wood I was splitting last year and saved for some reason. I knew I wanted to use them for something and that just inspired me.
How did you get the antlers to stay put?