How to Build a Billiards Cue Rack
If you're finding a hard time figuring out where to leave your billiard cues once you’re done playing a game of pool, one option is building a cue rack. If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, then making your own rack is the only way to go, and one rack you can make easily is a wooden cue rack that holds eight cue sticks. Each cue stick measures about 57 inches in length and a little less than ½-inch in diameter. These standard measurements make it very easy to build a billiard cue rack.
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Things You'll Need
- 2 wooden boards: 4.5-inch by 4.5-inch by ¼-inch
- Table saw
- 2 wooden boards: 5-inch by 4.5-inch by ¼-inch
- 2 wooden boards: 5-inch by 4-inch by ¼-inch
- Drill
- 24 screws: 1-inch
Instructions
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Cut two ¼-inch thick wooden boards to measure 4.5-inches by 4.5-inches using a table saw. Use whatever wood you prefer the look or price of.
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Cut two ¼-inch thick wooden boards to measure five inches by 4.5 inches.
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Cut two ¼-inch thick wooden boards to measure five inches by four inches.
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Build a wooden box frame using the two five by 4.5 inch and the two five by four inch wooden boards. Attach the pieces by drilling four one-inch screws into each of the corners of the frame, each screw one inch from each other and one inch from either edge of the frame. The frame should measure 4.5 inches wide, five inches tall and 4.5 inches deep.
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Attach one of the square boards to one end of the frame to create a wooden box. Attach the pieces by drilling a one-inch screw into each of the corners of the square board and into the ¼-inch thickness of the frame.
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Drill eight holes into the face of the remaining square board. Each hole should be ½ inch in diameter, ½ inch from each other and ½ inch from the edges of the board.
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Attach the square board with the holes in it to the wooden box in the same fashion as the base was attached to the box. You will now have a billiard cue rack that is 4.5 inches wide, 4.5 inches deep and five inches tall. The rack will hold eight billiard cues.
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References
- Photo Credit Pool Cues image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.com
