If it works out to where it isn't exactly the way I want, I will send it off to you uncle arthur 
Then I will perfect it and make another one!
Then I will perfect it and make another one!Building a Pipe Rack - What Type of Wood to Use?
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I built a rack a month or so back and used red oak. Very nice to work with. I had gotten it at Home Depot in the scrap pile so it cost me $2 for a 20" X 3.5" piece. I saw a post yesterday and I forgot who said it (apologies) that they cut their stem hole and then a small slot in the front of the hole. They could turn their stem sideways to get it in and once set in place, the narrowed front slot would stop the pipe from falling out if the stand got jostled. I did mine by guessing and feel but your measurements of 4.5" verticle and 1.5" of lip on the front match exactly with what I thought the design should be. Lastly, the center hole idea, from Igloo, is a good one. I drilled through using a piece of scrap as backing and I still got some splintering at the edge of the hole. A router can fix some of this if you have one. Good luck with your project!! I just purchased a Mario Grandi... now what do I do. Think I'll just hang it on the wall!! Have fun!!
I will be starting on it this Sunday! I hurt my ankle during last weekend (Sunday is my only day off), so I have to put it off until this weekend! I plan on taking a bunch of pictures for you guys!
Okay well my father is here for the Holidays and decided that before we build the rack according to my plans we were going to build one according to his plans! :roll: But after we built it (its not done yet) I decided I kind of like it...
Now this one will work but I still need to make a new one that is a couple inches wider on all levels. My dads current plans are based off of mine but rather than make a divot for the bowls to sit in, he inlayed two rubber strips into the wood to hold the pipes...
He also made it to where a pipe on the top rack sits in between two pipes on the bottom rack, this is why I have to make the next one a few inches wider. I don't really like it that way And I have to made the divots the stems rest in deeper, he liked the look of the shallow divots :?
I guess this is his first draft! I will post better pictures when it is finished. I will also post pictures of my rack when I get the chance to build it!
Now this one will work but I still need to make a new one that is a couple inches wider on all levels. My dads current plans are based off of mine but rather than make a divot for the bowls to sit in, he inlayed two rubber strips into the wood to hold the pipes...
He also made it to where a pipe on the top rack sits in between two pipes on the bottom rack, this is why I have to make the next one a few inches wider. I don't really like it that way
And I have to made the divots the stems rest in deeper, he liked the look of the shallow divots :?I guess this is his first draft! I will post better pictures when it is finished. I will also post pictures of my rack when I get the chance to build it!
Divets for holding placement of the pipe bowls can be done with Hand tools like those used on lathes.
To practice the art of wood carving, you need three basic tools--a gouge, a chisel, and a V-tool. The gouge is used to cut into the wood and carve out rounded curves. The chisel creates flat surfaces and hard lines. The V-tool highlights certain divots and contours.
Then you sand it smooth, either by hand or with a dremel tool, to suit your tastes.
I have used a router and formed divets if I wanted them with more depth to them. Take a look at a tool shop and get a router bit that is wide and shallow, set your depth and rout out your divet carefully. It works better if you have a piece of plywood or other scrap and have drilled out a pattern for placements of your divets. It's easier to see and align them that way without so much guess work.
To practice the art of wood carving, you need three basic tools--a gouge, a chisel, and a V-tool. The gouge is used to cut into the wood and carve out rounded curves. The chisel creates flat surfaces and hard lines. The V-tool highlights certain divots and contours.
Then you sand it smooth, either by hand or with a dremel tool, to suit your tastes.
I have used a router and formed divets if I wanted them with more depth to them. Take a look at a tool shop and get a router bit that is wide and shallow, set your depth and rout out your divet carefully. It works better if you have a piece of plywood or other scrap and have drilled out a pattern for placements of your divets. It's easier to see and align them that way without so much guess work.
I'd like to see how it comes out. You may have found your calling in life.
"Pipe Racks by Bubba"
"Pipe Racks by Bubba"
Okay so here is the "finished" piece. (still needs one more coat of stain) It is growing on my but I am still going to have to make the changes to the design that I mentioned in an earlier post. Tell what you think and be honest please!
Sorry for the crappy photos, I have been using my iphone 3g camera!
Sorry for the crappy photos, I have been using my iphone 3g camera!
Very nice work! Wish I was mechanically inclined and talented as you! I don't know a screwdriver from a plum.
Needs deeper "wells" for the stems to sit in. I would "cup" spots for the bowls to rest in as well. Even with the rubber I can see the pipes falling or getting knocked over to easy.
I need to start a nice pipe rack myself. I'm using display cases for my pipes now. They work nicely.
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