Shoe Rack

[johnward]

Although I live on my own I find myself fed up with all my footwear scattered around the house. So I'm making a shoe rack in the hope it will solve the problem.
The timber I'm using is made up of odds and sods of Oak and Utile I have lying around. It will be approx 900mm high, 600mm wide and 350 deep. There will be 4 shelves to accommodate approx a dozen pairs. The construction is basically a table construction with slatted shelves.
I'll keep you posted with a few photos.

John

[Phil]

That should look good, nice contrasting timber.

accommodate approx a dozen pairs.
John

Far too many shoes!
You can only wear one at a time

[johnward]

Agreed Phil. 12 is too many, some will have to go in the bin.

John

[NickM]

Thanks for sharing this. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

[AndyT]

Surely everyone needs:

Black shoes
Brown shoes
Gardening shoes
Robust walking trainers
Old trainers for light use
Proper walking boots
Steel toe cap safety boots
Wellingtons
Sandals
Best slippers
Second best slippers

- and that comes to 11, leaving one space free for a visitor!

[johnward]

Surely everyone needs:

Black shoes
Brown shoes
Gardening shoes
Robust walking trainers
Old trainers for light use
Proper walking boots
Steel toe cap safety boots
Wellingtons
Sandals
Best slippers
Second best slippers

- and that comes to 11, leaving one space free for a visitor!

Exactly Andy - you must have had a peep at my design notes.

John

[Woodbloke]

Surely everyone needs:

Best slippers
Second best slippers

Glad to see Andy, that you too have stuff for 'best' Infuriates SWIMBO - Rob

[Cabinetman]

Imelda Marcos eat your heart out lol. 9 for me including wellies.

[Phil]

Dark brown leathers for 'smart' wear
Hi_Tec casuals walking etc. (new)
Hi-Tec old for garage and garden
Slippers
Flesh coloured (barefoot) for summer

[johnward]

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Have made a bit more progress, M and T's for slat rails into legs are finished and currently doing M and T's for fixing slats to rails.
I'm cutting all the tenons on a bandsaw which has speeded things up. Once I figure out where the edge is on the spinning blade the cuts are very accurate.
I'm noting the suggested footwear list - I should be making the rack bigger, maybe an extension is needed.

John

[johnward]

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Final glue-up this morning. I did the 2 pairs of legs with their short rail earlier to simplify the final stage. It all went well and is square to the millimeter.
The top is finished and ready to get screwed on with buttons.
Regarding previous speculation on its capacity, I am comfortably confident it will hold eight pairs of my various footwear!
John

[Woodbloke]

Imelda Marcos eat your heart out lol. 9 for me including wellies.

Trickers black brogues
Trickers light tan brogues
Barker dark brown Derby's
walking shoes
deck shoes (for best)
deck shoes ('shop and gardening)
brothel creepers
Wallabees
wellies (green )
sandals
slippers

Eleven; no trainers of any description, ever - Rob

[Dr.Al]

Walking boots
Thin vented walking shoes for warm days
Walking shoes for day-to-day (smart-ish - as smart as I get most of the time!)
Cheap walking shoes for workshop (I should probably wear safety shoes, but I don't)
Trainers for gym
Safety/ESD boots for work
Smart-ish but comfortable brown slip-on shoes for work
Smart black shoes for once in a blue moon when required
2 pairs of Motorcycle boots (so I've got a spare if one pair gets wet inside)
Slippers

I think that makes 11 pairs. I've also got some wellies, but I've no idea where and I can't remember the last time I wore them.

I also have 3 spare (identical) pairs of the workshop shoes, 1 spare (identical) pair of the day-to-day walking shoes and 2 spare (identical) pairs of slippers. They're all still in their boxes in a cupboard: I find it really hard to find shoes that are comfortable and hate the fact that buying the same model shoes from the same brand in the same size a few years later results in a different shoe that isn't at all comfortable, so the last couple of times I've bought shoes and convinced myself they were comfortable, I've bought spares.

[Andyp]

Very nice John and a tidy workshop too.

[johnward]

Very nice John and a tidy workshop too.

Thanks Andy. I have to keep it tidy as it's so small - just 14' x 8' but I manage OK.
John

[AJB Temple]

OTT because of past work and I keep everything forever
Work shoes - black leather, 4 pairs
Dress shoes (patent)
Wedding shoes (unworn - long story)
2 pairs suede shoes
1 pair suede slip ons
Brown leather 2
Black boots (Casual)
Brown boots (casual)
Suede boots (casual)
Chainsawing armoured wellies (orange)
Gardening boots
Winter slippers
Summer slippers
Pond waders
Anti slip sailing boots
Horrible slip on things my wife bought (like doctors wear)
Wellies (ordinary)
Hiking boots
Spiked ex mountaineering boots
Concreting boots

There are probably more in the loft. My wife has at least a hundred pairs of shoes and boots I would say.

[johnward]

You're showing off now Adrian!

John

[AJB Temple]

Of course. The problem is what I wear in reality is a knackered pair of old suede boots (comfy), steels, and a pair of loafers. That's it 99 per cent of the time. My wife told me off today for going shopping this evening in an old rugby shirt with holes in it that look as if I have been shot.

All the stuff represents a past life and needs to go. What can you do with shoes though?

[Woodbloke]

Of course. The problem is what I wear in reality is a knackered pair of old suede boots (comfy), steels, and a pair of loafers. That's it 99 per cent of the time. My wife told me off today for going shopping this evening in an old rugby shirt with holes in it that look as if I have been shot.

What can you do with shoes though?

More or less the same here, though deck shoes (gardening/'shop) and 'brothel creepers' aren't water resistant, so if there's an outing where the sky has decided to melt the proper shoes come out to play - Rob