Clothes Hanger Storage

We have always seemed to have a number of clothes hangers laying around, being in the way, so I decided to do something about it.   I had seen several clothes hanger storage devices in dry cleaners etc. so I decided to make one.   I measured all the largest and smallest hangers in the house and came up with the dimensions on the diagram.  

I figure I can make this from 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood from Rocklers.   In either case add a 1x6 by 23" long base, if you want to set it on the floor.   I'll miter the corners and glue it together, just like I have done many other projects, except for the shoulders they aren't at 90°.   The only trickey part will be the angled front miters, If I miter the side at 45° and the sloped front at 22-1/2° (both chamfer bits are available from Rockler) I think it'll work.  

I can hang this on the side of the work table so the top is flush with the top surface of the table, or ,with a base, sit it on the floor or table top.   The hanger storage in taylor, dry cleaning shops is about 30" high, but we don't have that many hangers (about 3 hangers / vertical inch).  

I'm using mitered glue joints everywhere.   The shoulders are more than 90° so I'll cut one side at 45° and the other at 22-1/2°   The total angle is 45° + 22-1/2° = 67-1/2° if you would prefer, you can chamfer both edges at 30° resulting in 60° but the hangers will be very snug.   I use my router table with a chamfer bit, usualy 45° on the edges that will join.   In this case two edges of each front piece (7-21/32" X 12-1/4") will be mitered with a 22-1/2° chamfer bit.   The 22-1/2° and 45° chamfers won't quite match up, the 45° chamfer will be slightly longer but you'll still get a good glue area.  

1/4" thick baltic birch plywood, cut out per diagram above.

Cutting the miters.   Thats a 22-1/2° chamfer bit.

The shoulder joint, the miter on the right is 45° the one on the left is 22-1/2°.

A pair of 45° miters, this will make a 90° angle.

All the miters cut.

Glue on bottom piece miter before clamping.

Bottom being glued to the back.   Note the clampits at each end keeping the angle at 90°.

The other side of the bottom being glued to the back.

Both sides are glued, now gluing one of the front pieces.

The piece standing vertically is a brace for gluing.   If I make another of these I'll biuld a more solid brace.

All glued ready to sand.

1st coat of paint, clear polyurethane.

From the other side.

Installed on the side of the folding table.

I hung it so it was flush with the top.