Recycling Project

Some time back, I spotted this little shelf at a garage sale, and bought it for $1. Thinking it would be perfect as a shot glass rack, I discovered that the spacing between the shelves was about 1/8" too narrow for standard-sized shot glasses.



Flipping it over & looking at the back, I saw that it was all screwed together, so I was hoping it was not also shot full of glue.



It wasn't, so I took it apart.



Then, using some leftover Sycamore from another project, I fabricated new uprights, with spacing between shelves increased by 1/4".



Dryfitting it back together to check both the fit & the spacing, I decided I liked the contrast between the darker wood of the shelves & back, and the lighter Sycamore of my new uprights, so I decided not to darken the Sycamore with stain, & re-assembled the shelf.



Hung it in an appropriate blank space of wall.



And filled it up.



Thanks for looking,

-Kevin in Indy

I like the design, I too have a vast collection of glasses and use them often...

Mind if I assume your design?

pretty cool reuse

I've got and old swizzle stick collection somewhere. Unless my wife threw it out

Feel free, Bill -

Not my design, anyway. I found the thing at a garage sale, for a buck. I just re-built it to better suit my needs.

-Kevin in Indy

Cool. You likely kept something out of the landfill and got a bit of new display space in the process. Through various travels, I have the beginnings of a shot glass collection, but I never was much of a shot drinker. I was more of a beer guy back in my drinking days.

recycling is good for all of us,, well done..

Very cool Kevin, same as Vaughn i have picked up quiet a few in my travels, had to keep them from the older son who contrated a bad habit of using them with his mates. I have also been more of a barley hops guy. My stomach shows it.

Thats a neat way to set them up. Need to do something similar.

Good job.
Why do folks collect useless stuff?
I should talk, I have about six collections of things that would not help me a bit if stuck on a deserted island.