Rack 'em up

[Kevlarr]

A few weeks ago I found a kiddie carrier by the dumpster and was about to toss it in when I discovered the seat was attached to what basically amounted to a plastic fender rack so I took it off and saved it for the future.

The more I looked at it the more I didn't like the idea of installing a plastic rack on my cruiser. I had a white oak 1 x 6 plank laying around and after a few minutes on the table saw I had all my basic parts, 6 slats @ 3/8 x 3/4 x 18 and 4 spreaders 3/4 x 3/4 x 6.

After a couple of hours worth of sanding, the brad tacker and some measurements I'm at this point. Now I just need to pick up some stain (gotta decide on what shade) and some poly to finish it.

 

[NEAT TIMES]

The Whole Build Is Very Nice, Neat, Cooool. Nice Pics. Ron .

 

[toolow]

thats cool thats why hobbys are so cool people have diff ideals

 

[Kevlarr]

Well it's stained, Minwax Golden Oak. Really brought out the grain, too bad I have to wait 8 hours to cover it in polyurethane. Oh well there's always tomorrow.

 

[lordoflightaz]

Nice wood. My nephew is into making wood boxes. Give me an idea to let him loose on a rack for one of my bikes.

Bike is not too shabby either.

 

[Kevlarr]

3 coats of acrylic later. I decided to polish up the lights and shoot them with three coats of clear too.

 

[wheelbender6]

Love it! I'll have to look around for some wood in my garage.