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Wine Crate Bookshelf

Wine Crate Bookshelf
A simple bookshelf using standard rough pine wine crates.

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Step 1Find wine crates...

Find wine crates...
Most high end wine stores will have wine crates they are willing to part with (unless they use them for their own displays). Cheaper wines are sold in cardboard crates, so the fancier the store the better. This project can also be done with fruit crates, though they are not as easy to find. I needed various sizes for my design, so I ended up getting crates from four different stores. I used three small crates and three wide crates. Finding the crates is the most difficult step in this project.

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9 comments
Jul 13, 2011. 9:55 AMhappy limes says:
This is great! They really do just give you the boxes for free though?
Feb 7, 2011. 7:01 PMiloveflute says:
exactly what ive been looking for. =) thx a lot for sharing.
Aug 12, 2010. 5:00 PMporternick says:
I made these a few months back out of wine crates from Costco.
Jun 7, 2010. 8:54 AMloppy96 says:
ive been doing similar (and i use the word very loosley) things with coke crates 5 stars
Jan 17, 2009. 12:57 PMavaistheone says:
I think this project looks nice. Excuse my ignorance, but is the glue really necessary?
Dec 28, 2008. 4:54 PMWeissensteinburg says:
This reminds me of something you'd see in a library. No clue why. Why did you wait between layers of glue?
Jan 7, 2009. 4:34 PMalternativeinsanity says:
Great instructable! I'll definitly be doiing this at my home...i'm going to give you five stars! WOoOOOO!
Dec 28, 2008. 6:32 PMLinuxH4x0r says:
Nice! My closets are filled with wine boxes that we pick up from sam's club every time we go there even though nobody in my family drinks.

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I am an Engineer for a Civil Construction contractor outside of NYC, a hockey player, and an extremely amateur furniture designer. I have been exposed to the wasteful nature of the construction indust...
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