The Story of the 1st Wine Rack...

Once Upon a Time...In a land called Minneapolis, the first wine rack was created. On this day the skies were clear, the sun was shining AND smiling, there was a gentle breeze, and for a moment in time the world stopped as the first hole was drilled into an old 2x4 of rough pine. Snow White was singing in the background and we were both whistling while we worked.

OK, so obviously that isn't how it all happened. The reality is that I have no idea what the weather was like outside and we were in Michael's unfinished basement, while Allison was taking care of Lydia. We can only assume that the soundtrack was them watching Snow White, but only the non-scary parts. I happen to enjoy the first version of the story better, it just sounds more whimsical so we will stick with it!

After measuring, calculating; using math skills that we once learned back in school, we finally had come up with the right distance between holes as well as the degree in which the holes would be drilled in at. The last thing we wanted to have happen was for our finished prototype to drop bottles once they were placed in - NOT a good scenario!! Fortunately, everything worked great as we tested it over and over again. Fast forward through some staining sessions, some poly and the finished product was just one step away. The final piece, which we believe sets our wine rack further apart from the rest, is the hammered copper discs on the top and bottom of the rack. Che un capolavoro bellissimo! (What a beautiful masterpiece!)

First wine rack, displayed at Michael's house.

Top down look at the first rack - love it!

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-Tom