Sometimes, in the name of organization and household sanity, it’s important to be able to knock together a simple project in a matter of an hour. If you’ve made the mistake of offering to build something cheap and quick to solve a problem around the house, you can now deliver. This organizer is such a project. Simple materials and basic construction make it a real “it gets the job done” kind of endeavour.
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Materials:
• two 16"-wide x 8'-long laminated pine shelving panels
• one 4' x 4' piece of plywood, MDF or hardboard
• fifteen 2 1/2"-long and four 1 1/2"-long screws
• six #10 biscuits
Tools:
• circular saw
• jigsaw
• biscuit joiner
• cordless drill
• sandpaper
• straightedge
Measurements:
Laminated pine sides (2): 3/4" x 16" x 48"
Laminated pine shelf: 3/4" x 16" x 44"
Laminated pine stretcher (2): 3/4" x 3" x 44"
Laminated pine shelf support: 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 44"
MDF or plywood back panel: 1/4" x 45 1/2" x 47"
Get started
Cut the side and shelf parts using a circular saw. You can clamp a straightedge across the boards to guide the base plate of the saw. Check the ends for square and resaw if necessary. Tip: Instead of using a bench or sawhorse, work right on the garage floor. Place the wood on a piece of rigid Styrofoam insulation and set the blade so it just cuts through the stock.
Dry-fit the sides and shelf with three biscuits per joint. The shelf is angled downward slightly—1" from back to front—to promote drainage. Plunge a slot near each edge and one in the middle on each side, then plunge slots in the corresponding ends of the shelf. Tip: To line up the slots, draw a line representing the bottom edge of the shelf and clamp a straightedge along it. Rest the bottom face of the biscuit joiner against a straightedge.
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