HANGING WINE RACK

With the 2×4 laying with the 4″ (really 3.5″ if you want to get technical) measurement facing you, find the center and mark a line the length of the board using a pencil.

When the project is sanded, the marks should come off easily.

It’s now time to add the measurements for the holes.

These will allow you to place your wine bottle in the wine rack on both sides of the boards.

Make your first mark at 4″ from the top and every 4″ increment after that.

Make sure your last hole is 4″ from the bottom also.

Using your spade bit, drill out the holes you just marked for your wine bottles to fit into.

This might take some time, depending on how sharp your spade bit is.

It’s best to start off slow and go at a steady pace so the wood won’t chip.

I would recommend propping your board up with some scrap wood so the blade doesn’t damage your work surface when it comes to the other side.

Now we need to drill out the holes for the lag screws.

These will attach the wine rack to the wall.

Find the center of the 1.5″ side and mark at 2″ from the top and 2″ from the bottom.

Drill a pilot hole completely through the board at both of your measurements.

If you are making a hanging wine rack that is over 6′ tall, I would recommend adding a third lag screw to the middle of the board for added strength.

Once all of your holes are drilled, its time to sand this into beautiful 2X4 boards.

Start out rough, but with enough elbow grease (mainly on the part of the electric sander), they can turn into a thing of beauty.

When you are sanding, pay special attention to where you drilled the holes, and don’t forget to sand off the pencil markings.

Using the stud finder, mark the studs where you want to hang your wine rack.

It is very important that this wine rack goes into a stud.

There will be too much weight once the wine bottles are added to be held up with just drywall anchors.

Drill pilot holes in your stud.

You can now hang your wine rack.

Line up the holes and attach them to the wall with the lag screws.

If possible, countersink your lag screws.