Amateur DIY woodworking in India

....that started as something else I had identified a vacant space in our dining room that could have accommodated a crockery / china cabinet, and had planned to build one. The cabinet was to be built from 19 mm plywood, with dado shelves and sliding glass shutters. Ripped the sides, top and shelves according to plan on my table saw Used my bigger B&D router mounted in the table saw gap which is fitted with freud undersized plywood bit to put in the 19mm dados on the two sides and started mounting the top / bottom with pocket hole screws + glue. However, at this point of time, my mother objected to adding another china cabinet in the dining room, and suggested that as the store bought shoe rack (made from particle board) has warped beyond usability, maybe I can transform this build into a big shoe rack with room for future storage. Thus I abandoned the crockery cabinet plan, and modified my build to plan a shoe rack with adjustable s...

At least this would be in a room and not in a public place! Besides woodworking, another hobby of mine is learning about different car care techniques/products, and applying the same on my car. In the last few years, I had accumulated quite a collection of washes/waxes/cleaners and other items which were lying around. Lately, I was using a wire rack I picked up for 100 rupees to keep them organized. The quality of the wire rack was horrible, and it bent and swayed whenever I tried to pick up something from it. So I thought of a more permanent solution which also should not be an eyesore. Picked up some 19 mm plywood and planned for a rack to hold few of the large items. I already had a steel rack for the smaller items. After some deliberation, thought of going for a all plywood rack, with flexible shelving system.The rack was planned to be about 48"H x 24"W x 12"D - sides, back and shelves were cut accordingly. Used my drill with a drill stop for making shel...