Built this axe rack last week. My shop was getting short on space. I have 75 axes hanging in the picture.
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Axe Rack
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Looks freakin killer!
Thanks. I’m very inexperienced as far as woodworking goes so I was happy with it. I was worried it was gonna look like something cobbled together with pallets. The idea was to move the finished axes into the house and if it had looked like a 9th graders first shop project the house move would’ve been nixed
Unfortunately that was only space for not quite half of my collection. So, I’ve almost finished the 2nd rack and it’ll be a pair
Thankfully the man cave space has enough wall length to house them as they’re both just over 9’.
Thankfully the man cave space has enough wall length to house them as they’re both just over 9’.
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It really does look good and I’m a carpenter lol. Most of us monkeys can figure out woodworking pretty easily, it’s just having the right tools that makes the difference.
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I'm not seeing a problem...except that the poor guy obviously needs some more axes.
Honestly, I just had an idea in my head and had the lumber in my shop. The cross rails (horizontal boards) are all 2x2 pine and are 9+ feet long. This is just the size lumber I had available so these specs are subject to change depending on what you wantThere are four 2x4 vertical posts that are 36”. The 4 are spaced equally apart and make three racks within the racks. I liked having the separate sections as I used one for DB’s, one for SB’s and one for camp axes and cruisers. I attached the 2x2’s to the 2x4’ by cutting out a shallow notch with a router and then fasteners of course. If you have any questions I can take pictures that show the construction better.
Thanks! Fortunately the racks are on the first floor of my home which was built on a slab
So, I finished the 2nd rack and moved it into the house. I took some pictures that show the racks construction for anyone wanting to fashion a rack of their own. I haven’t started to move more axes as it’s been unseasonably warm here in NC bringing rain and storms the past 2 days.
