I had been wanting to get away from the cardboard boxes for some time now. I drew up some plans in sketchup for a crate (stackable) which would hold 24 Sierra Nevada bottles perfectly. First off I have to say Menards around here anyways has the worst lumber around so if available pickup your material at lowes. (Item #: 1407 - 1" x 2") (Item #: 935 - 1" x 3") (Item #: 940 - 1" x 4") cheapest I could find and best material. I have made 3 of these now (one floor and two stackable). I used a kreg jig to assemble the boxes. Pictures are self explanatory download the sketchup files from:
http://http://neilyboy.mtco.com/sketchup/BeerCrates/GoogleSketchup/
The plans do not show you how to make the stackable crates but you simply replace the bottom 1"x3"x18" with a 1"x4" which allows the bottom to overhang an inch on either side and locks in quite nicely.
Also there are two designs for the dividers the easy fit ones should slide in nicely I made them at full length and they took a bit of patience to get them in there (they are however a snug but very nice fit).
Feel free to ask any questions you may have but they work perfectly and are quite simple to build. I will take some photos tonight with a decent camera and post a better picture below.
Neil
http://http://neilyboy.mtco.com/sketchup/BeerCrates/GoogleSketchup/
The plans do not show you how to make the stackable crates but you simply replace the bottom 1"x3"x18" with a 1"x4" which allows the bottom to overhang an inch on either side and locks in quite nicely.
Also there are two designs for the dividers the easy fit ones should slide in nicely I made them at full length and they took a bit of patience to get them in there (they are however a snug but very nice fit).
Feel free to ask any questions you may have but they work perfectly and are quite simple to build. I will take some photos tonight with a decent camera and post a better picture below.
Neil