How to Build an Archery Rack

Allow yourself quick access to bow-hunting supplies with an archery rack. Cloth cases are susceptible to being crushed or mishandled, but storing your bows and arrows on a wall-mounted rack will keep your equipment safe and organized. Build a simple archery rack with supplies that can be found at any lumberyard and hardware store. Mount the rack on any wall with studs to ensure a secure spot for your hunting supplies.

Things You'll Need

  • Tape measure
  • 2 pine boards, 1-by-3-by-24 inches
  • 2 pine boards, 2-by-3-by-30 inches
  • Plywood, 1/8-by-26-by-30 inches
  • Drill
  • Drill bit, 3/8-inch
  • 4 dowels, 3/8-by-6 inches
  • Wood glue
  • Screw gun
  • 16 wood screws, 2 1/2-inch
  • Stud finder
  • Level
  • 4 wood screws, 4-inch
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Instructions

    • 1

      Lay a 24-inch board flat and drill twenty-four 3/8-inch holes through it so the centers of the holes are 1-inch apart and 1-inch away from the 24-inch edges. These holes are perpendicular to the 3-by-24-inch sides and they will hold the arrows. Repeat this process on the other 24-inch board, placing the first board with the holes on top to use as a guide. Drill the holes in the second board 1/2-inch-deep.

    • 2

      Set the 30-inch boards on edge, parallel and 24 inches apart. Set the 24-inch boards perpendicularly between them so they are spaced 20 inches apart and so the board with the 1/2-inch-deep holes is flush with a pair of ends provided by the 30-inch boards. The 1/2-inch-deep holes should be facing the holes on the other board. Drill and screw through the 30-inch boards and into the ends of the 24-inch boards using two 2-1/2-inch screws for each end of the 24-inch boards. This is the frame to your archery rack.

    • 3

      Lay the plywood on top of the frame so the edges are flush with the ends and sides of the 30-inch boards. Drill and screw the plywood to the frame using two 2-1/2-inch screws for each of the four boards on the frame. This is the back of the archery rack.

    • 4

      Drill two 3/8-inch-diameter and 1/2-inch deep holes in the edges of each 30-inch board so they are 24 inches apart and 3 inches away from the ends of each 30-inch board. Glue a 3/8-inch dowel in each of the holes. Allow the glue to dry completely. These dowels will hold the bows by their strings. This completes the archery rack.

    • 5

      Locate studs in the wall with the stud finder. Position the rack on the wall using the level to ensure the 24-inch boards are horizontal. The 24-inch board with the 1/2-inch-deep holes is at the bottom of the rack. Drill holes and screw four 4-inch screws through the plywood back of the rack so that two screws enter each stud.