This week I wrapped up another really fun project! I was approached by a customer who wanted me to make them a fishing rod rack that would hold rods on the sides and have ample room for all his tackle boxes in the rack. He only really had on constraint and that was the size of the cart. He wanted it to be 30 inches wide, 18 inches deep, and 35 inches tall. The rest of the design process he basically left up to me. I will talk about the joinery methods that I chose to use for it down below. I am not going to go into great depth though, because I will be including free plans as well!
When coming up with the design I wanted to not only challenge my self but also make something very sturdy and strong enough to hold the items that would be going into it. So, I asked him if I could make it out of solid wood and he agreed! Now that I knew what material I was going to be using I could design what joinery methods I was going to be using. Like I said before, I wanted to try and challenge myself. So, I planned the joinery methods accordingly. The joinery methods I chose were lap joints and dado joints. I have done these methods before but never in the way I did for this project. There had to be three dados cut in on the top, bottom, and middle. Due to the size of the board that needed the dados I ended up having to cut these dados with a palm router and an edge guide. This was not a difficult process, but it was one that I struggled with a little bit because it is important that they are laid out the exact same on both sides of the rack. Once I had completed the grooves, I lined them up on the side boards and clamped them together. This way I could cut the two of the lap joints with my jig saw at the same time. This is also not a difficult joinery method, but I did have a little bit of trouble. This trouble comes mainly from the blade I had in the jig saw. If I had a better blade, I’m sure this process would have gone smoother. Everything else in this project was basic when it comes to woodworking skills. I constructed it with glue, clamps, screws, and the filled the screw holes with plugs to match the wood. Once it was constructed, I went through the grits sanding it and then put my favorite finish on it, Danish Oil.
Once I had finished constructing and sanding the rack, I put 2-inch casters on the bottom and the rod holders on the side. Now you could make your own rod holders out of wood, but in ended up being cheaper in the long run to put store bought ones on it. This basically wrapped up the project. I said before that it was a relatively simple build, but it did end up challenging me like I hoped it would. So, if you’re interested in making something similar please check out the plans! If not though that’s fine too! Regardless, thank you for reading!
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