We had this wall that was useless because of the attic ladder. So we built these to store cans. Wife wants to put doors on them, but I don't see that happening. The quart jars fit on the bottom 3 rows and pint jars fit the rest. I think it will hold almost 400 jars. We killed 28 4h broilers this week and canned all of them, I think it was close to 100 lbs of meat.
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Good looking storage area. I've been thinking about building out an area on the walls going to our basement similar to that. Not sure how much it would hold but the temp is pretty stable right there and would free up space for more canned goods.
Thats a bunch of meat you put away. About how long did it take to process that much?
Thanks, it took about 2 days to kill, process, and can it all. Could have done it all in one day, but that would have been a very long day. We are probably going to build more areas like this. We also have another 25 broilers being given to us next week. So I should have almost another 100 lbs of meat next week, and it's free. Didn't even have to feed them.
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That's awesome....Could we get some info on construction?
We lost a bunch of home canned good a few years back.....because Echo2 was an idiot....and didn't brace enough....
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It is just 1X6 boards from lowes. The upper shelves are 5 3/16" apart, and the lower quart shelves are 8"s apart. The rest was just built to fit on that wall. We had to leave a spot for the A/C control. We used a craig jig http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_74i0guk8vt_b to put it together. It makes great joints.
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I like the door idea to avoid breakage.
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Yeah, but it is going to be a challenge to pull it off.Originally Posted by Kodiak
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes DUTY!" - Thomas Jefferson
Looks like it is just a couple sheets of plywood, hinges and paint? Or maybe some folding doors like those closet doors?
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The challenge is making them so that they don't warp over time, close good, and are not to heavy so they don't sag. I am thinking some tall skinny doors will be best. We also have to leave the spot by the A/C control open.
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes DUTY!" - Thomas Jefferson
These look sturdy enough to me.
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