Basic firewood rack.

Garandman · May 6, 2015

I wanted a rack that I could locate under a deck. It is south-facing so protected from rain and snow but gets some prevailing breeze and sun all day.

Looked around and this style seemed to work. I was thinking you would need so outside braces but people jut box in the end pieces.

(2) 2x4x10' pressure treated
(3) 2x4x8' pressure treated.
box of 3.5" exterior screws.

KennyG · May 6, 2015

Looks a lot like the one I have under my deck except I used a single 2x4 on each end and added a board across the top to tie the ends together. I use it for short term storage since I have a walkout and the stove is in the basement right next to this location.

charles todd · May 7, 2015

Looks very similar to mine. I used 14ga 2x2 tubing.

CT

ultrarunner · May 7, 2015

Had a similar rack and it worked like a charm... kept it under the deck until the Fire Marshall said it had to be 20' away from the structure... I left it natural and the elements took a toll after a couple of years.

s219 · May 7, 2015

About like I made, but I made the sides wider and put diagonals across the back since I don't trust PT lumber to stay straight when it's sticking in the air. So of course the two vertical 2x4 pieces in back stayed straight, and the front ones twisted!!

I just moved mine under the front porch for the summer. Come fall, it will go back up on the porch near the front door.

gsganzer · May 7, 2015

I was looking at making some 4W' x 4L' x 3'H firewood "Baskets" using hog panels welded to 2" square tube frames. I figure I could use the FEL and pallet forks to move them around.

Garandman · May 8, 2015

s219 said:
I just moved mine under the front porch for the summer. Come fall, it will go back up on the porch near the front door.

That was my plan but I think I'll make one narrower and taller for the porch, and tie the top together.

bigtiller · May 8, 2015

gsganzer said:
I was looking at making some 4W' x 4L' x 3'H firewood "Baskets" using hog panels welded to 2" square tube frames. I figure I could use the FEL and pallet forks to move them around.

How would you bend the hog panel to make the corners? Or are you planning on cutting it and wiring it back together. I tried bending a tight 90 in it once before I had my loader and it turned out to be quite a chore.

Garandman · May 8, 2015

I looked at some of the steel tube kits but they were too cheap to be rugged and expensive compared to wood. If I could have found sometight from, say, 1x2" rectangular tube I might have bought it. Not a high-tech application....

gsganzer · May 8, 2015

bigtiller said:
How would you bend the hog panel to make the corners? Or are you planning on cutting it and wiring it back together. I tried bending a tight 90 in it once before I had my loader and it turned out to be quite a chore.

I was looking at cutting them. Instead of wiring I thought I might try using chain quicklinks to connect the corners. This way maybe I could make the baskets collapsible. I don't have it all thought out yet, I have a ton of projects ahead of it, but was giving it some thought. Essentially, I'd have a 48" x 48" square-tube "pallet" with hog panel sides that could fold flat for storage or be stood up with the quicklinks holding the corners together.