Build a Wine Rack with Built-in Wine Glass Storage

Before we move on, now would be the best time to sand all parts of the wine rack & wine glass rack. Use a random orbital sander or palm sander with progressively finer grits of sandpaper to smooth out all faces of the project. It is also a good idea to follow up the power sander with a quality hand sanding.

When you're satisfied with the sanding of all of the parts, remove all sawdust from the parts to prepare for the finishing step, which we'll need to complete before we can assemble this woodworking project.

We should complete a little bit of assembly at this point, by putting together the notched portions of the wine rack. Place a small amount of woodworking glue into the corresponding notches of the pieces of the front rack and tap them together tightly with a hammer and a wood block. When the front rack is completed, assemble the rear rack in the same manner.

Next, we'll assemble the outer square rings for the front & rear racks. Attach two of the 19-3/4" pieces to two of the 20-3/4" pieces with finish nails, making a 20-3/4" by 21-1/4" square. Complete the second ring in the same manner. These will add stability to the wine rack when the racks are attached.

Before we move on, we should trim the wine racks to their proper sizes. For appropriate layout, refer to the drawings on pages 4 & 5 of the free woodworking plans you downloaded in step 1.

Place one of the two racks flat on your shop table. Then place one of the outer rings onto the assembled wine rack and align it as per the drawing on page 4 for the rear rack. Mark the cut lines on all of the strips of the wine rack on all four sides of the ring. Remove the ring and cut the rack to size using a circular saw.

Repeat the entire procedure for the front rack, using the measurements from page 5 of the free woodworking plans.

Clean up the cuts with a hand sanding.