Build A Beer Crate Out Of Two Fence Pickets

[Spartan1979]

Well Done! Thanks for the plan.

 

[DrPhunk]

This looks like what I've been looking for! Thanks!!

 

[TJinWV]

Very nice! I'd think with one more picket, you could expand it to hold a case (though I'm not sure of the strength)?

 

[twenty5]

I started this project a bit over a week ago with some minor changes to the original design.
I used 5/8" x 5" pickets because my lowes and hd didnt carry the narrower ones. So far I have made 6 that fit 24 12oz bottles, I wish I had taken into account the width of the shorter 12ozers though. I also dropped the legs 5/8" in order to stack them, which works perfectly. To put the thing together, I screwed the bottom in with trim screws for more strength than nails and used clinched rose head nails for the rest for a vintage look. I also used wood glue at every joint for added strength. Next plan is to make 2 or 3 for the 22oz and 750ml bottles, I am planning on boxes of either 15 or 18.
I could post up some pics and dimensions once I finish up (at this rate it may be a week or so). The problem I am currently having is trying to gray the wood, the vinegar/steel wool solution turns the pressure treated wood a brownish color which looks good but wasnt exactly what I was going for.

Thanks for the original design OP, I have been trying to come up with a good looking way to store a ton of beer and this does the trick perfectly at a great price.

 

[UncleDavid]

I started this project a bit over a week ago with some minor changes to the original design.
I used 5/8" x 5" pickets because my lowes and hd didnt carry the narrower ones. So far I have made 6 that fit 24 12oz bottles, I wish I had taken into account the width of the shorter 12ozers though. I also dropped the legs 5/8" in order to stack them, which works perfectly. To put the thing together, I screwed the bottom in with trim screws for more strength than nails and used clinched rose head nails for the rest for a vintage look. I also used wood glue at every joint for added strength. Next plan is to make 2 or 3 for the 22oz and 750ml bottles, I am planning on boxes of either 15 or 18.
I could post up some pics and dimensions once I finish up (at this rate it may be a week or so). The problem I am currently having is trying to gray the wood, the vinegar/steel wool solution turns the pressure treated wood a brownish color which looks good but wasnt exactly what I was going for.

Thanks for the original design OP, I have been trying to come up with a good looking way to store a ton of beer and this does the trick perfectly at a great price.

I have found that if you reduce the amount of steel wool in the mixture it will be less of a brownish color.

 

[cwdrake]

Anybody have the lengths of the cuts needed to make one that holds 24 12oz. Longnecks?

 

[UncleDavid]

Anybody have the lengths of the cuts needed to make one that holds 24 12oz. Longnecks?

Try this post: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/how-make-beer-crate-12oz-beer-bottles-318788/

 

[mjmac85]

Have been thinking of doing this and was going to print out a design. For roughly $5 a crate I have a project for next weekend.

 

[Henry22]

Went to Lowes and got the wrong fence posts...I know dumb. So I will be going back this weekend and getting the right ones and I can still use the wood from the other ones.

Has anyone thought of drilling two holes in the end and making rope handles? Could make it even more antique looking.

 

[UncleDavid]

Went to Lowes and got the wrong fence posts...I know dumb. So I will be going back this weekend and getting the right ones and I can still use the wood from the other ones.

Has anyone thought of drilling two holes in the end and making rope handles? Could make it even more antique looking.

That's a cool idea, I like it. BTW, Lowes sells 69 inch fence pickets - you need to make sure you get the 72 inch ones. These are the ones I've used before:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_98037-199-L98037_0__?productId=3413592&Ntt=fence+picket&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dfence%2Bpicket%26page%3D1&facetInfo=

 

[Henry22]

That's a cool idea, I like it. BTW, Lowes sells 69 inch fence pickets - you need to make sure you get the 72 inch ones. These are the ones I've used before:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_98037-199-L98037_0__?productId=3413592&Ntt=fence+picket&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dfence%2Bpicket%26page%3D1&facetInfo=

Yeah I know which ones to get now. I got the shorter thinner traditional wood fence.

 

[Henry22]

Well my attempt at a beer crate failed miserably. I was using a sawall and it's pretty difficult to get precise cuts with that.

I am going to reattempt this when I go home and can use all my grandfathers tools.

 

[landshark]

When doing the transfer for the logo, is there any tips I should be looking for? Like using water to remove the paper or does the logo pretty well just go right to the wood? Also, how long do I need to apply the iron to it? what is a starting time?

 

[UncleDavid]

My only tips for doing the logo transfer is to first make sure you are using a copy from a laser printer, inkjet will not work. Sand the area where you are putting the logo as smooth as possible. Set the iron as hot as it will go, grab a homebrew, and just keep moving the iron back and forth over the copy and eventually the toner on the paper will start to transfer to the wood. Use the tip of the iron to help work in any detail areas. The typical time it takes to transfer one of the larger logos you see in my pics is about 20 minutes.

 

[janson745]

Awesome, thanks!

 

[ErikAtTheW]

Anyone still have the PDF for the plans for this?

The link seems to be not working.

Thanks,

Erik

 

[yewtah-brewha]

anyone have plans to this build. the link is broken, its simple, i just want to see the inside

 

[nmfree]

I believe this is the one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/imwu89yk4tnntfg/Uncle_Davids_2_Picket_Beer_Crate.pdf

 

[yewtah-brewha]

Thanks, the link didn't work, but I was able to click another link on that page that did work, If anyone needs me to email it I can . I saved in on my hard drive.

I was expecting more detail, although I am grateful. Ill build a few too see how I like them. The logo transfer will be a cool thing. I have worked with wood all my life and never new you could do this with a laser printer, I have an old HP laser jet 4.(I call it the dinosaur) I have only changed the ink 1x in the 10 years I have owned it! I print alot of paper too! I now have one more reason to love this printer. LOL

 

[Doliss]

love the antique look, the label idea is pretty nice too!

 

[jlg4398]

Drill two holes on each side and use rope handles.

 

[EdMerican]

CRAP! I am seriously late to the party. I love this idea and have a dozen or so pickets under my porch waiting for a project. Anyone care to upload the plans, please? No links are working.

 

[hairless_mac]

Go to the very first post and be has a PDF file that has the instructions and illustrations on how to cut the boards.


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[EdMerican]

Thanks. The link wasnt working when I posted. It seems to be now. Saved the plan just in case it disappears again.

 

[Jordancwilk]

This is awesome!

Can anyone upload the plans and details again? The pdf link in the OP doesn't seem to be working for me.

 

[Trogdor1]

any luck with a new link for the plans?

 

[LongEZBrew]

Try this: http://udfrag.com/page/3/.

He has a post toward the bottom of the page that describes the crate and provides links.

 

[dukduk]

I apologize for reviving this twice dead thread, but to save anyone in the future the headache I went through, here is what should be a permanent link to the plans for this crate.
http://wayback.archive.org/web/2013...ocuments/Uncle_Davids_2_Picket_Beer_Crate.pdf

 

[yewtah-brewha]

Its an easy crate to build, but the size isn't right for 12 oz bottles, I made it and they are way too loose, it needs to be re-sized, other than that its a great easy thing to build, and revive all the threads you want, some people have an issue with that, if it wasn't meant to be revived the creater of the program would have made it so it couldnt be revived