A baker's rack is every kitchen's desire. Their range of designs is wide and varied. However, building your own baker's rack will help you succeed in not only adding to the decor of the kitchen, but adding your personality to it as well. Choosing plywood over lumber will help speed along the process of building your very own baker's rack. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Top Section
1. Place the 24-by-20-inch plywood (the top) on a worktable, along with all of the 11-inch wide plywood. Place the two 11-by-40-inch pieces (the top section sides) so that their long edges are touching.
2. Measure from one end and make marks at 12½, 13¼, 253/4 and 26½ inches. Place the framing square on the marks and draw lines across the narrow width of the plywood.
3. Apply glue to the 11-inch edges of the 22½-by-11-inch pieces (the shelves) and place them on the lines between the two top section sides and one at the top. Secure the shelves to the top section sides with the 4D finish nails. Clean up excess glue immediately with a damp cloth.
4. Apply glue to the 3/4-inch edges of the top section and secure the ¼-inch plywood to the assembly with the 3/4-inch tacks. Turn the top section over so that the ¼-inch plywood is on the bottom.
5. Place the 1-by-2-inch lumber against the ¼-inch plywood at the end of the assembly with no shelf and secure it to the sides of the upper section of the baker's rack with the 4D finish nails.
6. Place the 24-by-20-inch plywood (top) against the bottom side of the upper section. Secure it to the upper section with the 1¼-inch drywall screws through the bottom side of the top.
The Bottom Section
7. Place the two pieces of 20-by-35¼-inch plywood on the worktable and arrange them (bottom section sides) so their long edges are touching. Measure up from one end and make a mark at 15, 153/4, 283/4 and 29 ½ inches. Place the framing square on the marks and draw lines across the 20-inch width of both pieces.
8. Apply glue to the 20-inch edges of the 22½-by-20-inch pieces and place them between the other two pieces. Secure two of them on the lines that you drew and secure the other one at the top of the sides. Turn this section of the baker's rack on its top so that the ends of the sides are facing up.
9. Apply glue to three edges of the 22½-by-4-inch piece of plywood and place it on the bottom side of the top piece of plywood and between the sides. Secure it to the baker's rack through the sides with the 4D finish nails.
10. Turn the bottom section over and finish securing the 22½-by-4-inch piece of plywood through the top of the bottom section with the drywall screws. Be certain that the screw heads are below the surface of the top piece before placing the upper section of the baker's rack on the bottom section and aligning the 24-by-20-inch top with the bottom section.
11. Secure the two sections together by installing the 1¼-inch drywall screws through bottom side of the top of the bottom section into the bottom side of the top section. Cut strips of the veneer edge band and glue them to the front edges of the plywood by heating them with the iron. Sand off the excess after it cools.
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