I finally got around to using the pallet I've been storing in the workshop since last Spring. I had a special request for a pallet wine rack, so I was able to squeeze four of them out of a single 48" x 40" pallet.
Cutting apart the pallet was the easy part. I just drew some lines where I wanted to cut and use my jig saw to cut it into the four wine racks. I used my table saw to rip about 1" off the bottom of the front board of each one, being careful not to hit any nails. Then I inserted some scrap plywood pieces for the bottom of each bottle section.
I cut some plywood strips for the glass hanger boards and attached them to the bottom. I made a pattern so I could space the glass hanger slots out evenly. The extra 1" I ripped off the front piece allows for the bottoms of the glasses to slide in.
I brushed on polyurethane to seal the wood and that gave the wine racks a nice golden color. These were fun to make and I plan to hang one in our dining room. I will sell the others and use that money to fill mine up! Cheers!
If you make your cuts carefully, you could end up with two vases from one block of wood like I did. I made these using a Western Red Cedar 2x4 from Home Depot and some Southern Yellow Pine pallet wood. If you like making bandsaw boxes, then you will love making a bandsaw vase too!
This matching set of organizer trays is made from reclaimed cedar fence boards that were gray and weathered from being outside for about 20 years. A few passes through the thickness planer cleaned them up nicely and made them about 1/4" thick, which is perfect for projects like this.
The overall dimensions are 12" x 16". The front piece is 2.5" tall at the top of the arch and the back piece is 3.5". The sides are 2" tall. The bottom is a thin piece of plywood that sits inside grooves around the bottom of the sides. I cut the dividers to fit and glued them in. It is lined with self-stick felt from the craft store.