Railroad Spike Wine Rack Diy

by ScavengerChic

Earlier in the year I shared a coat rack made out of railroad spikes. At the time, I wanted to make another project from the railroad spikes and I settled on a wine rack.

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I knew #2 son, Kevin, didn't care for his current wine rack and was looking to make a change. Would he be interested in a rack made from salvaged wood and railroad spikes? Why yes, yes he would.

It took another couple of months to make it back to a nearby salvage yard where I picked up 2 pieces of wood, 2 inches thick, 8 inches wide, and over 8 feet tall. The pieces weren't quite the same, the top one was much heavier and had a darker finish.

The boards were kind of rough, so went over them quickly with my hand sander...

...followed by a coat of dark wax, painted on and rubbed off and the boards are now closer to the same color.

Now for placing the wine bottles...with chalk, I marked a line the length of the boards 1 1/2 from the sides. This will be the line that the spikes are nailed.

This is how close the bottles would be if the spikes were 10 inches apart.

With a L-square, marked where each of the holes will go. The L-square keeps the holes level.

A 5/8 drillbit is perfect for predrilling the spike holes. Don't drill all the way through or the spike could get loose, you want it to be tight when hammering.

For in between the boards I decided to use a rusty sheet of metal. The metal was cut with a angle grinder.

Just start hammering your spikes. The inside spike is tilted in slightly to match the neck of the bottle.

For attaching to the wall, I have 8 bolts, 2 for each top and bottom and construction adhesive for the metal. Now you're ready to go and make that wine cellar.

If you need more pics, more instruction, more ideas, I would love for you to stop by.

As for the coat rack made from railroad spikes, you can find that here.

http://scavengerchic.com/2015/03/08/railroad-spike-coat-rack-diy/