When it comes to your fishing gear, you want nothing but the best. Why settle for anything less when it comes to storing your fishing gear? A round fishing rod rack is the perfect project for the do-it-yourself fisherman. Choose your wood according to taste, but keep in mind anytime you are cutting a circle, sanding the edges is involved. Choosing a soft wood makes it easier to sand the edges to perfect the circle once it is cut.
Step 1
Place one of the 1-by-12-by-11 1/2-inch pieces of lumber (bottom of the rack) on a worktable. Measure from one corner, and make a mark at 2 7/8 inches and 5 3/4 inches on one edge. Next, measure from the opposite corner of the same edge and make marks at the same measurements on the same edge. Repeat this for all four sides of the lumber.
Step 2
Position the long leg of the framing square diagonally on the lumber from corner to corner, and draw a line. Repeat this with the other two corners (makes an “X”). Put the short leg of the framing square on the edge with the marks. Line the long leg up with 5 3/4-inch marks on opposite sides of the lumber, and draw a line across the material. Repeat for the other two 5 3/4-inch marks.
