Record Crate

by JonathanD3

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Intro: Record Crate

Built for my girlfriend so she can store her vinyls. She expects to acquire a lot of records, which explains it being so long.

STEP 1: Materials

I used 4 "Red-Stained Fir Dog Ear Fence Picket" for the running boards ($1.78ea) and 1 "2 in. x 4 in. x 16 ft. #2 Prime Pine Pressure-Treated Lumber" ($8.57ea). I tried to start with a pallet but the quality of mine was too low for indoor use. Any type of wood screws would work as well.

STEP 2: Cut

I cut the red fir in half both width and lengthwise for the sides and bottom (4 planks per board) and strips for the sides that will fit a 12.5in record inside. For height I cut the long plank into four 8in beams.

STEP 3: Assemble

I made it as simply as I could, three beams on all of the walls with the small sides having a 1/2in cut for hand grips. I decided against a middle beam on the bottom because it would have been difficult to drill.

STEP 4: Complete

I sanded the whole thing and used a wood burner to add her name and the date. You could add a stain to be very professional but I chose not to.

5 Comments

MsSweetSatisfaction 9 years ago

Wow the crate turned out really gorgeous, looks like it'll work really well! By the way welcome to instructables! You should think about entering our First Time Authors Challenge!

JonathanD3 9 years ago

It could be too late now, but how would I go about doing that?

MsSweetSatisfaction 9 years ago

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Quanah 9 years ago

Nice job, I need to make a few for my album collection. You might want to think about adding a finish...pressure treated lumber contains arsenic. You should wash your hands after handling it.