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   nigel_martin | Jun 12, 1999 09:10am | #1

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   Do you want to build boxes and put them on their points? Use biscuits with some screws to enforce
   the joints.
   if you have a large rack to built, I would slice up some plywood and cut slots with a router that inter lock with each other. Just like some of the box insides the wine arrives in.

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   GT_Colo. | Jun 13, 1999 09:42am | #2

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   There are many ways to do this. How about this? Make all the pieces in one direction full length. Cut all the other pieces 11" by whatever size each opening is, put a couple of biscuits in each side and corresponding slots in the long boards. I'm assuming you'll be facing the edges on the front side so run those long pieces of trim the opposite way you ran the long plywood pieces. Glue and staple a back on and that should do it. What do you think about stain and finish on all plywood before you start?

   Good Luck, GT

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   Guest_ | Jun 13, 1999 11:45pm | #3

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   We have to build a bunch of diamond shaped wine racks for a job here in town. We have been talking about various methods on the best way to cut the half-laps in the plywood to create the diamonds. ( We decided against dados ). Some say router with template, some say cut each one seperate with a saw and chisel out the bottom end. These are out of red oak plywood with an overall depth of about 11". We are just curious as to what you guys think is the best, cleanest, and most effective way of cutting all these half-laps. Thanks, Ed.

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   Guest_ | Jun 13, 1999 11:45pm | #4

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   GT, Not bad. I may suggest that they use splines instead of biscuts. Takes less time to line up, and the cross-cut spline in the long pieces will be covered by the short pieces if the plywood splinters during the cross-cut. We could set up the radial arm saw and cross-cut two of the long piece splines at one time. The ends of the short pieces could be run with a router and spline bit while the long pieces are being made by someone else. Good idea.

   We can't pre-stain though. I'm sure the interior decorator won't pick out a color till we are long gone. Thanks. Ed.