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Firewood rack from salvaged lumber

 
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I completed this project last month, before learning about the badges, so I don't have progress photos. Is there another way to affirm the project?
My neighbor moved and left me a pile of old twisted 2x4s and lapboard siding. It was just what I needed to make a sturdy firewood rack.
My stove takes 10" logs, so I have to have them custom cut. I built the rack 24" deep so it can support two rows of logs with a little room for error. This side of the house has a narrow path between the house wall and the fence, so I mirrored the roofline. This will allow me to drape a tarp or some salvage roofing panels over the area when the rainy season returns, to keep the whole storage area dry and still walk comfortably through the path.
I divided the ten-foot long rack into three sections for more organized stacking. I also secured it against the fence with strong construction screws, which had the double benefit of providing safety and compensating for the torque of bendy salvage lumber.
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Firewood in messy stack, before rack was built
Firewood in messy stack, before rack was built
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Finished rack
Finished rack
 
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Nice job!

 
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