How to Make Single Bottle Wooden Balancing Wine Racks

It is not always necessary to spend a lot of money to give people interesting presents. A balancing wine bottle rack can hold a single bottle of wine suspended in an inverted position by balancing the angle of the rack with the weight of the bottle. All that is needed to make a balancing wine rack is knowing the angle to cut the wood at and the required dimensions of the wood so that the balance will be correct.

Things You'll Need

• Pencil
• Wood plank
• Ruler
• Hacksaw
• Protractor
• Hole saw
• Sandpaper
• Varnish
• Brush

Instructions

1. Saw a piece of wood 8 1/4 inches long and 2 3/4 inches wide.

2. Measure a 40-degree angle on each side of one end of the plank of wood. Mark the line to be cut on each side. Draw a line across the wood connecting the end of each line.

3. Cut the angled line with a hacksaw.

4. Measure a point 6 5/8 inches from the angled end and 1 3/8 inches from the side. Drill a 1 3/16 inch hole on this point using a hole saw.

5. Sand and varnish the balancing rack to make it aesthetically pleasing. Test it by balancing a bottle of wine in it.

Tips & Warnings

• The thickness of the wood can affect the balance. You might have to slightly adjust the angle by sanding the wood for different thicknesses.