Stores use large magazine racks.
Magazine wall racks come in all shapes and sizes, from personal use racks in the home to large commercial units. Despite the size differences, all racks share some common themes. They have to securely hold the magazines, yet still display their covers. They also have to allow a reader to quickly remove and replace a magazine. If you are looking for plans to make a wall rack, there is a large variety to choose from. If you are dissatisfied after looking at some of these plans, you can even design your own.
Free Resources
Investigate the free resources first. Woodworkers love to share their ideas, so many free plans are available through various media, such as the Internet. For example, Christopher Swingley, owner of Swingley Development Company, distributes free plans for a wall mounted magazine cabinet. Look through all of the free plans--chances are good you will find the right one to fit your needs.
Professional Design
The next step is to purchase plans from a professional designer. These are either off-the-shelf plans or custom designed. Off-the-shelf plans allow you to build racks in a variety of shapes and sizes, depending on the type of rack you want. Conversely, you may have a particular wall where no commercially available plans are applicable. Talk to a professional designer who may be able to custom design a rack to suit your needs.
Plan Modification
You may like some attributes of a plan, but not others. For example, you may like the styling, but the rack is only a single magazine wide. There is no law that states that you cannot modify a plan. Look at the plans and decide which parts need modification. Sit down with a ruler, a measuring tape and some common drafting tools like drawing triangles. Add or subtract from the plan until it fits your application.
Self-Designed Rack
If you are still not happy after looking all of the plans, design your own. However, you have to be an experienced woodworker to do this. For example, you must know the difference between a miter joint and a mortise-and-tenon-joint. Furthermore, you must know use woodworking machinery such as a table saw or a router. In addition, it would be wise to look at magazine racks and take measurements of their critical parts such as the depth of the shelves and the size of the front holders.
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