Many decades back I made a closet shoe shelf for my wife's shoes. I had some E. red cedar with no specific project, so I used that. It got a lot of shoes off the closet floor, at least for a while. Dimensions are 25" high, and about 25" wide so its perfect for a project that uses up shorts of stock suitable for drawer sides and such. I used the KV 255/256 shelf track because it adjusts every 1/2".
Recently I came across some rather good plywood that had been laminated both sides so I used some of that for a closet shoe shelf for my son's household. When I delivered it, both he and his wife loved it plus it seems suitable for their toddler daughter's many shoes.
Its one of those rather easy but un-elegant projects that offers high daily utility but has low visibility (read: if you do a quick crappy job, no one will notice).
The original made decades ago from Eastern red cedar cut offs.
Latest version made from laminated plywood. Five pocket screws per joint on the top and bottom shelves makes for a sturdy carcass. The back is 1/4" birch.
Recently I came across some rather good plywood that had been laminated both sides so I used some of that for a closet shoe shelf for my son's household. When I delivered it, both he and his wife loved it plus it seems suitable for their toddler daughter's many shoes.
Its one of those rather easy but un-elegant projects that offers high daily utility but has low visibility (read: if you do a quick crappy job, no one will notice).
The original made decades ago from Eastern red cedar cut offs.
Latest version made from laminated plywood. Five pocket screws per joint on the top and bottom shelves makes for a sturdy carcass. The back is 1/4" birch.
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