wine cellar and lots of dominoes

[Chris Hughes]

Started working on this project a couple of weeks ago. The guy in charge wanted to nail and screw it together but I talked him into letting me use floating tenons.

The project provides for around 400 bottles of wine assuming a normal sized bottle and 100 plus of the "magnum" sized bottles
 

I don't like oak but this project screams for oak and bunches of it at that.

This is a dry fit and I have some more 1x1 to attach to the super structure.  This unit is one of three and the other are much bigger.  I'll post the final install photos later.

 

[PeterK]

Hey Chris.
Going to have to borrow some ideas on a much smaller scale for a bottle rack for the wife.
How are the small strips for bottle support attached to the verticals? Doesnt look like enough thickness to Domino in from both sides. I like the project and would love to see more pics as it progresses.
Pete

 

[Tezzer]

Chris that is brilliant... But how many Dominos do you have in it ???

 

[junk731]

Is it going into a temp/humidity controlled room? Just curious why oak was opted for instead of redwood or true mahogany.

John

 

[wubears71]

Looking Great.  My wife and I love wine and one day when we move out of our tiny 2 bed, 1 bath house, I would love to build a wine cellar in our new house.  Using dominoes for construction is a great idea.

 

[Wonderwino]

Looking good, Chris!  That white oak should hold up for a long time.  The one I built of redwood & cedar is not quite as beefy.

 

[Bob Menefee]

Looks great, Chris. Love the domino.

 

[Chris Hughes]

Thanks guys for the "ups".

I'm going to answer some questions regarding this project. 

First, I estimate that I will use somewhere around 200 dominoes for this project.  Most of the dominoes are 5mm with the balance being 8mm x 40 and 50.

I used red oak as spected, though I advised white oak would be better.  The designer stayed with red, what do I know.

The room is temperature and humidity controlled by a unit embedded in a bulkhead.

The construction of the super frame and sub-frame are dominoed for structure.  Vertical members supporting the bottle stop dominoes were used for positive placement as well as structure.  The bottle stops are attached using glue and an 18 gauge brad. 

 

[Tezzer]

Imagine the time it would take in pre-domino days. Wow [eek]

 

[Chris Hughes]

It wasn't that bad with all the dominoes as far as time went.  Processing material and presanding were the blackhole for time on this project.

 

[junk731]

Chris

Its interesting that red oak was chosen by the designer for use in a constant high humidity setting like a wine cellar. Be careful with using galvanized nails as they can bleed and stain the wood, stainless are usually used to avoid the problem. Just some tips and not meant to criticize. The last wine cellar I did was a 5000 bottle capacity made of California redwood and mahogany. I do like the beefy design.

John

 

[Chris Hughes]

Got pictures John?  Thanks for the heads up on the nails.  What finish did you use?  The plan on my side is to shoot with lacquer.  Not my decision, I'm more that a little skeptical. 

 

[junk731]

Chris

No finish on redwood, any cabinets got the minimal with a single seal coat of Target EM2000 Alkyd Varnish and then light sanding. I had to design and build a focal point cabinet, the wood the customer picked was 100 year old reclaimed barn floor oak. This unit had 3-4 coats of the EM2000. It was meant for another entertainment area but ended up in the wine cellar. Not my choice but the customer is always right. I have a few pics during construction but lost a lot due to a hard drive crash.

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[tiralie]

Chris

No finish on redwood, any cabinets got the minimal with a single seal coat of Target EM2000 Alkyd Varnish and then light sanding. I had to design and build a focal point cabinet, the wood the customer picked was 100 year old reclaimed barn floor oak. This unit had 3-4 coats of the EM2000. It was meant for another entertainment area but ended up in the wine cellar. Not my choice but the customer is always right. I have a few pics during construction but lost a lot due to a hard drive crash.

John:
Whooee, That is some wine cellar!
I love the look of that redwood.
It would be interesting to see how the Varnish held up on that reclaimed oak.
Nice job!
Tim

 

[MrToolJunkie]

Chris,

That is looking really good.  What grit did you sand too?

Scot

 

[Chris Hughes]

I sanded to 120 Rubin.  The project is clear coated, no stain.

 

[junk731]

I would be interested in how the finish is holding up also, but the fact is, with this customer,  he probably would love the finish peeling and distorting. The oak that I had to acquired for the cabinet was the worst pile of crap I've ever had to work with. I got more cuts and slivers then I can count. The first 2 coats of finish were sprayed on heavy, sucked right in like a sponge and became part of the wood. They wanted rustic and this stuff had worm holes, bad knots, checks, cracks and splits and should have been used as firewood. On the other hand the redwood was nice to work with, sanded well and smelled nice when cutting. Nasty little slivers is my only real complaint. Also Festool related, sanding was done with ETS150, RO125, RTS400 and LS130, construction was dowels, stainless nails and T3 glue, all dowel holes were done with the LR32 system, 2424 rail and OF1400.

John

 

[honeydoman]

Chris nice looking and that is one way to use up the bags of domonios!  Nice job and thanks for sharing!

 

[Wim]

Impressive job. I would like to see it filled with dusty wine bottles.
You may call it a wine cellar, but to me it is more a wine cathedral.  [eek]

 

[Chris Hughes]

Thanks again guys.  The project is being delivered to the finisher on Monday.  The guy that will be shooting this works for the homeowner on his 60' boat, so I have confidence in him.