Stamp Rack

[Big Papa Leather]

Hey Art,

Hope this is cool but I wanted to share the rack I built yesterday. Maybe I should have started my own thread but???

It is made from UHMW plastic sheeting I bought on eBay a few years back to make a worktable top. When I moved I unscrewed it and took it with me. I had routed channels for jigs and guides in it. I have since started cutting it up using it for other projects.

If you look at the ends you can see the counter sink holes I had in the sheets to mount it to the workbench in it's former life!

This stuff is great. You can use it as a cutting surface, it machines like wood, easy to clean and most of your stains and dyes wipe off rather easy. I am buying another sheet soon to do the top of another workbench.

Eventually I plan on doing a leather cover that will use snaps on the base piece like the Stohlman case in

Making leather cases Vol. 1

Allen

[TwinOaks]

Nice looking job Allen. What'd you use to glue the blocks on the end?

I like the idea enough that I'm currently eyeballing my 12x18 poly cutting board really closely.....

[Big Papa Leather]

It's not glued. I used screws to attach the pieces. I drilled a pilot hole and then ran the screws in. I used sheet rock screws on the bottom and tapered machine screws on the top. If you look closely to the left between the first two paint brushes you will see screw top and to the right side, just behind the swivel knife you can see another screw top.

I actually have the spacing far enough between each row if I ever (should say when) enough tools to fill it I can add rows and stagger the holes in between the existing ones. This thing is WAY overbuilt. I placed it on the floor with no tools in it and could stand on it without it breaking, it barely flexed! I imagine a thinner material would work just fine. This is what I had on hand though.

Allen