I have actually been canning a great deal of tomatoes over the previous couple of years. I now have a great deal of containers both empty and filled with tomatoes and other things. I require a place to save all of these jars. I discovered a wall in the back of our basement that appeared like an excellent place to make a thin however really thick wall of racks for my containers. Last winter, we reduced an evergreen just outside the house. I cut the trunk of that tree into pieces and feel that the wood is now dry enough for this project. I made five bays of shells. Each bay is 2 vertical pieces with dados that receive the racks that hold the jars. Each shelf is the width of a container plus a little bit for space. And each rack is 6 jars broad plus a little bit for space. I made a system on the outer face of the racks that consists of a clip and a bar. The clip holds the bar versus the rack at about the center of the height of the jars. This bar will keep the jars in place in case we have a little earthquake or the felines get a little too crazy around the jars.
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0:00 (introduction).
1:21 (pine tree).
3:25 (making shelves).
11:07 (setting up racks).
18:06 (conclusion).
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Quite the jarring video. Nice work.
What a lovely world you live in, where trees in your yard are actively volunteering to be part of your family’s future livelihood!
Ohhh, you might even be able to use all those pine chips in your garden for mulch or in compost making since its untreated. A virtuous cycle from this tomato preserving project to the next tomato harvest!
Always enjoy your projects, thanks.
Brilliant as always! from one Oregonian craftsman to another you never fail to inspire!
as always great workmanship, and a vid to make you smile… thanks for sharing
Don’t let Frank fool you. There are still several rooms left in the infinite basement.
It’s nice having home grown food on hand . Great storage space. Thanks Frank
So the tree went from your roof to your basement. Nice! 😀
After all these years, we have finally reached the final room in the basement.
So, a tree fell on your house and you cut it up and made it into shelving as an example to the other trees? This is brilliant.
The tree observed the whole time. It knew. So it leaned over to apply for a job.
Are you just being a negative troll, or do you actually mean something with this rather odd comment?
Beautiful, and a clever use of the space!
Here’s a tip for canning: Take the rings off when storing the jars. If the lid didn’t seal properly, or loses its seal over time, the ring can create a “false seal” and you end up with bad food. With the rings off you can check every week or two, give the lids a little flick to make sure they still have a seal.
Nice work on those shelving racks Frank! 👍👍🔨🔨
Your narration is so calming and nice. Thanks for the video!
Was patiently waiting for the inevitable jar stop-motion. Did not disappoint!
OMG that’s a lot of dadoes. It looks great. Tomatoes for a lifetime (or two). 🙂🙂
Well organized basement. Nice utility for the family 👏 Good job as usual.
Dan Lee Boat Building has an excellent bandsaw set up video. Always enjoy your videos, thanks
lovely to see your editing skills just continue to grow in confidence, as shown by the increased levels of quirkiness and invention
Terrific idea