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Pine Bin Organizer

More of a shop project (technically a basement project) but it's wood so I decided to post it up anyway. I've been looking for a bin organizer for awhile but I haven't been able to find one (even used) that was at a price I was willing to pay. I stumbled across these steel panels for the bins that were pretty cheap though, and thought I could build a stand for them with the pine 2x4s that have been sitting in my basement since we moved. This is the result.

The back is held together with half-laps, with the crosspieces positioned so had enough wood to drill in to on each panel. I left the vertical pieces long at the bottom to act as tenons and to give me a place to put addition levelers.

Pine Bin Organizer Back
Pine Bin Organizer Back

The base it constructed with some big ol' box joints, as well as half-lapped stabilizers and through tenon middle supports for the back.

Pine Bin Organizer Base
Pine Bin Organizer Base

I made these on the table saw using a big box joint jig. Fun fact: the end grain parts are near perfect golden rectangles.

Pine Bin Organizer Base Box Joint
Pine Bin Organizer Base Box Joint

The shelf supports I cut at the same time as the box joints, then I went back with a hollow-chisel mortiser to fit them in the sides. This was my first attempt at a through tenon, a few are a little gappy but it's good enough for the basement.

Pine Bin Organizer Base Through Tenons
Pine Bin Organizer Base Through Tenons

Finally, I half lapped the supports together and into the sides. The holes are for dowels to support the back. I plan on doing the final glue-up at the house as I can't fit it in my car if I glue-up at Technocopia.

Pine Bin Organizer Side Supports
Pine Bin Organizer Side Supports

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