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CCombining boot holders

with a clothing rack and gear

shelf provides an all-in-one

storage area. The rack shown

has room for three pairs of

boots and plenty of space for

hanging clothing.

The boot holders are cut

from plywood using a saber or

jig saw, while the remaining

parts of the rack are made

from standard 1 x 12” soft

pine which is readily available

as shelving material at home

building suppliers.

This plan was designed

originally for waterfowling

gear so hip and chest waders

could drain and dry and be

stored without folding, which

causes cracking. The same

boot and gear rack also works

well for fishing boots and gear,

gardening boots, riding boots, or

farm and ranch storage. If not

used for waterfowling gear, you

may wish to lower the height

when wall mounting the finished

rack from that needed for hanging

chest waders.

Illustration on back

Materials list:• Boot shelves, ¾” plywood, 6 x 12”,

three required

• Boot shelf supports, ¾ x 4 ½ x

4 ½”, three required

• Boot shelf horizontal support,

¾ x 4 x 70 ½”, one required

• Ends, ¾ x 11-½ x 14”, two

required

• Top shelf, ¾ x 11 ½ x 72”, one

required

• Top shelf support, ¾ x 4 x 70 ½”,

one required

• 1 ½” wood screws, 39 required

• Coat hanger hooks to suit

by Monte Burch

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