How to Make Roller Skate Shelves
Whether you have a pile of roller skates cluttering your garage or want to organize your roller skates for easy accessibility, roller skate shelves can help solve those problems. Roller skates cannot be placed on regular shelving systems because of their wheels. When you remove one pair of skates, the others are bound to shift and possibly fall off the shelf. Fix this frustrating situation by making shelves for your roller skates. You can arrange the skates by size and color so you can quickly grab your skates and head to the roller rink.
Things You'll Need
- 1-foot-by-8-foot wood planks (5)
- 1-inch-by-2-inch wood planks, 4-foot lengths (4)
- 1-inch-by-2-inch wood planks, 11-inch lengths (12)
- Handsaw
- Sandpaper
- Wood epoxy
- Brush
- Hammer
- Wood nails
Instructions
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Preparation
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Make the top of the shelf. Cut a 1-foot-by-8-foot wood plank to a 4-foot length, using the handsaw.
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Make shelves A, B, C and D. Cut two 1-foot-by-8-foot wood planks in half to make four 1-foot-by-4-foot wood planks. Use a handsaw.
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Make the side barriers of the shelves. The side barriers, which are used to make compartments, prevent the roller skates from shifting horizontally along the shelves. Cut a 1-inch-by-2-inch wood plank into 12 pieces, each 11 inches long. Use a handsaw.
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Make the front lips. The front lips prevent the roller skates from falling off the front of the shelves. Cut a 1-inch-by-2-inch wood plank into four pieces at 4-foot lengths.
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Smooth the cut edges of all the wood pieces using sandpaper.
Assembly
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Brush wood epoxy onto the bottom edge of a front lip. Stand the front lip on the 1-inch edge against shelf A, which will be the bottom shelf. Let the epoxy dry for 1 hour. Repeat, gluing the other front lips to shelves B, C and D.
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Stand the side barriers on the 1-inch edges on the top surface of shelf A. Place the first side barrier 15 1/3-inches from the left end of shelf A. Place the second side barrier 15 1/3-inches from the first side barrier. Place the third side barrier 15 1/3-inches from the right side of shelf A. Brush wood epoxy on the bottom edges of three side barriers and the edges that make contact with the back of the front lip. Repeat, using the other side barriers and shelves B, C and D.
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Stand two 1-foot-by-8-foot wood planks vertically on a level surface. The 1-foot-by-8-foot planks are the side pieces. Position the side pieces 4 feet from each other. The side pieces should be parallel to each other.
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Place shelf A between the side pieces. Position shelf A horizontally on a level surface. The front lip faces outward and the side barriers face upward. Nail through the side pieces into the ends of shelf A. Use three nails per end. Place shelf B between the side pieces and 2 feet above shelf A and nail it to the side pieces. Place shelf C between the side pieces and 2 feet above shelf B. Place shelf D between the side pieces and 2 feet above shelf C. Place the top piece between the side pieces. Position the top piece at the opposite end from shelf A.
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Tips & Warnings
Varnish the wood or leave it untouched for a natural look.
