When I was in my father-in-laws garage smoking one of my pipes a few weeks ago, I noticed this old/unused golf ball stand that was gathering dust. The gears in my head were turning...I thought to myself...I could turn this thing into a pipe rack! So, I asked Buzz if he would sell it to me, which he replied, "You can have it. Take what you want from the garage." So I gladly took it home :)
I had to remove a couple of vertical slats to make room for the pipes to sit horizontally. This allows for three columns of 8, or a total of 24 pipes. Next was to create a slot in each "cell" to provide a sitting place for the pipes. There were already divots for golf balls, but I needed to extend it out over three divots. I used my dremel tool with a sanding wheel attachment and went to work. Kinda rough but it's good enough!
Now that the slots were created, I sanded it down a little and prepped it for some black semi-gloss paint. The backboard is a green colored faux felt piece which I cleaned up and painted red. It is now a burgundy color which is fine. After some drying time I put it back together and viola! Now that I have an upcycled pipe rack, it was time to mount it on the wall and showcase my pipes! It now rests above the fireplace in the basement with the rest of my piping stash!
I'm very happy to have this functional rack on display, but now that I had a look at what Kraig Seder (@kraigseder on IG) has in mind for a new woodworking project (Black Forest pipe rack), I'm jealous! The sketch looks fantastic and I can't wait to see the final product!
That is all!!!