I know a fella (or several) who really get into their bourbon. (I'm a relative newbie.) He's moving into a new house, and I figured he ought to have a good place to store/display his bottles.

Quick and easy! Gather up a barrel stave, a couple of 1-by planks, and a couple feet of 2x4.

Let's add a drill, a 1-1/4" spade bit, a couple of big corks, a router, a few screws, and propane torch. Oh, and a laser!

With a little planning and measuring, we end up with a shelf for a half-dozen or so bottles, and a place for his girlfriend to hang her wine glasses. Here it is, loaded up with a couple of "big-market" bourbons, a wine I like, and a couple of local bourbons.



Fired up the laser for some custom engraving.



And while the laser was out, I etched a couple of slate coasters.




This was a fun project. I think I might gather some supplies and try to sell a couple of these. Drilling the stave for the cork inserts was pretty cool -- I could smell the bourbon!

For this particular one, I chose the torch instead of stain, to age the store-bought wood a little. For the next one, I think I'll visit the local sawmill and get rough-cut materials, then sand them down just a bit.

Nice work, a good looking display rack!

I'd proudly display something like that, if I had more than 2 bottles to put in it

Very nice!

Pretty nifty.

I could see a market for that shelf,
Only scaled down for those airline sized single serving bottles.

Very nice work. The fire finish looks perfect.

Very nice.

Looks great!

That looks amazing! Certainly would have pride of place in any Bourbon connoisseur’s home! I especially like the way you did the torch, gives a nice overall effect.

Very Talented!

I see it in pink,
With " Mothers little helper"
In cursive on it

Thank you for the compliments, everyone.

I delivered it yesterday, and the recipient was pretty excited about it. I saw the room where he's going to place it -- it's like a bourbon lounge / trophy room. Pretty cool.