SeanTheEvans Wineador Build Thread

[Sticky B]

Looks great Sean! It appears you are already almost out of room. Better just order the 2nd one now

nononononononono

This one is going WAY overbudget with the fronts I'm planning on putting on, so another is not an option. And with 7 drawers, I honestly expect to have more than plenty of space. We'll see, but when I look at that wine fridge now, I see boxes and cracks between boxes, which are all places where cigars COULD be.

so with that - I present my first mock-up drawer. Thanks to @Demuths1770 for the idea, your thread really motivated me to just do it. I had the spare wood, a friend had the tools, it took an hour tops to cut these to thickness, then nail it all together. Thanks to @Ilroy for the comments in that same thread that lead me to the design

So the slats are 1/4" thick, 14" long, and 2" wide. The walls are 2 3/4" tall (wide), 3/8" thick, and 13" long for front/back and 10" long for the sides. Everything was cut with a table saw or miter saw. Nailed it together, you can notice the split at one corner. Nailed the box together, then flipped it and lined up the slat and nailed them into the frame. Really easy, and if I use brads as suggested, they'll be smaller and easier too. Surprisingly sturdy, can go at least 3 cigars high without worry, and considering my preferred size of cigars, I might be able to fit 100 or more per drawer. Haven't done that test yet, haha

Also, with the wine cooler I have, you can't pull the racks out without opening the door like, a full 180 degrees. I'm going to attempt, with the mock-up, to cut along where I laid my pencil, in hopes that without the rungs on the door side, the drawer will slide out, but then stop when the rear rung gets stuck. This would be great if I can actually get it to work out, as having to bonk open the chiller and remove drawer to survey gars isn't optimal.

With the finished product, the plan is to bevel the slats on the ends, give a smoother finish and more refined look, maybe do different cornering, depending on how crafty I'm feeling. Surprised how good super basic looks though.


slats (bottom)




see the split




shot from above




where I plan to cut





will follow up with an attempted "cigar count" for the drawer, along with a shot of it in the wineador

[jhedrick83]

nononononononono

This one is going WAY overbudget with the fronts I'm planning on putting on, so another is not an option. And with 7 drawers, I honestly expect to have more than plenty of space. We'll see, but when I look at that wine fridge now, I see boxes and cracks between boxes, which are all places where cigars COULD be.

so with that - I present my first mock-up drawer. Thanks to @Demuths1770 for the idea, your thread really motivated me to just do it. I had the spare wood, a friend had the tools, it took an hour tops to cut these to thickness, then nail it all together. Thanks to @Ilroy for the comments in that same thread that lead me to the design

So the slats are 1/4" thick, 14" long, and 2" wide. The walls are 2 3/4" tall (wide), 3/8" thick, and 13" long for front/back and 10" long for the sides. Everything was cut with a table saw or miter saw. Nailed it together, you can notice the split at one corner. Nailed the box together, then flipped it and lined up the slat and nailed them into the frame. Really easy, and if I use brads as suggested, they'll be smaller and easier too. Surprisingly sturdy, can go at least 3 cigars high without worry, and considering my preferred size of cigars, I might be able to fit 100 or more per drawer. Haven't done that test yet, haha

Also, with the wine cooler I have, you can't pull the racks out without opening the door like, a full 180 degrees. I'm going to attempt, with the mock-up, to cut along where I laid my pencil, in hopes that without the rungs on the door side, the drawer will slide out, but then stop when the rear rung gets stuck. This would be great if I can actually get it to work out, as having to bonk open the chiller and remove drawer to survey gars isn't optimal.

With the finished product, the plan is to bevel the slats on the ends, give a smoother finish and more refined look, maybe do different cornering, depending on how crafty I'm feeling. Surprised how good super basic looks though.


slats (bottom)




see the split




shot from above




where I plan to cut





will follow up with an attempted "cigar count" for the drawer, along with a shot of it in the wineador

Looking great, Sean! Can't wait to see it all together.

[Demuths1770]

nononononononono

This one is going WAY overbudget with the fronts I'm planning on putting on, so another is not an option. And with 7 drawers, I honestly expect to have more than plenty of space. We'll see, but when I look at that wine fridge now, I see boxes and cracks between boxes, which are all places where cigars COULD be.

so with that - I present my first mock-up drawer. Thanks to @Demuths1770 for the idea, your thread really motivated me to just do it. I had the spare wood, a friend had the tools, it took an hour tops to cut these to thickness, then nail it all together. Thanks to @Ilroy for the comments in that same thread that lead me to the design

So the slats are 1/4" thick, 14" long, and 2" wide. The walls are 2 3/4" tall (wide), 3/8" thick, and 13" long for front/back and 10" long for the sides. Everything was cut with a table saw or miter saw. Nailed it together, you can notice the split at one corner. Nailed the box together, then flipped it and lined up the slat and nailed them into the frame. Really easy, and if I use brads as suggested, they'll be smaller and easier too. Surprisingly sturdy, can go at least 3 cigars high without worry, and considering my preferred size of cigars, I might be able to fit 100 or more per drawer. Haven't done that test yet, haha

Also, with the wine cooler I have, you can't pull the racks out without opening the door like, a full 180 degrees. I'm going to attempt, with the mock-up, to cut along where I laid my pencil, in hopes that without the rungs on the door side, the drawer will slide out, but then stop when the rear rung gets stuck. This would be great if I can actually get it to work out, as having to bonk open the chiller and remove drawer to survey gars isn't optimal.

With the finished product, the plan is to bevel the slats on the ends, give a smoother finish and more refined look, maybe do different cornering, depending on how crafty I'm feeling. Surprised how good super basic looks though.


slats (bottom)




see the split




shot from above




where I plan to cut





will follow up with an attempted "cigar count" for the drawer, along with a shot of it in the wineador

looking really good! im hoping by the beginning of march starting my drawer build or sooner depending on weather and if i have garage space at my brother in laws. i still have to run and get the wood sometime soon too so i have it on hand

[Sticky B]

Waited to by the Spanish Cedar Wood. Found a local supplier I could pick up from directly. Cost me less than $30 for the amount of wood I needed to make not 7 (as I originally planned), but 8 drawers for this beast!

Pictures to follow. It has been quite a weekend. Picked up wood Saturday - Built shelves Sunday - Started seasoning today - Will update tomorrow!

[allusred]

Waited to by the Spanish Cedar Wood. Found a local supplier I could pick up from directly. Cost me less than $30 for the amount of wood I needed to make not 7 (as I originally planned), but 8 drawers for this beast!

Pictures to follow. It has been quite a weekend. Picked up wood Saturday - Built shelves Sunday - Started seasoning today - Will update tomorrow!

Super quick work there...looking forwards to seeing the pix.