Mobile Sewing Thread Storage Rack

 [02.00 Design - Overview.jpg] “Hey Ron, I have something you might want to build for me.” That was my wife speaking, and that’s how this project s...

   [02.02 Design - Spool and Bobbin Blocks.jpg] After going with my wife to the lumberyard (where she selected Calico Walnut, a lower grade that ha...

 [02.06 Design - Rack Details.jpg] The rack sides are 1 3/8” wide, and I needed to drill vertically centered 1/4” diameter holes spaced 3” apart in...

  [02.02 Design - Spool and Bobbin Blocks.jpg] When I last worked on the spool blocks in Part 2: Starting on the Spool Blocks, they had rectangul...

  [07.00 Magnets - Rendering.jpg] With the spool blocks and tilt stops shaped and sanded, it was time to start thinking about the magnets that woul...

[02.06 Design - Rack Details.jpg] In preparation for assembling the racks, I prefinished their interior sides (no pictures of that) along with the...

Before I started working on the cart, I decided it was time to address a problem I had been deferring. The racks pivot on 3/8” dowels, with a washe...

 [02.07 Design - Cart Details.jpg] With the washers sorted, I started on the cart’s base. The base is a panel with a skirt, an upside-down, open b...

 [02.07 Design - Cart Details.jpg] The support brace is a large open triangle that connects the cart’s base and rear panel. The top of the brace ...

 [12.13 - Finish and Assembly - Finished Rack.jpg] With the brace finished, the rack was almost ready to assemble. I started by adding the top cap...