Wine Crate Carpentry
Channel: Wine Crate Carpentry
Date: 2013-09-24

Home and Kitchen,Wine Crate Carpentry, spice racks and wine shelves

Hey Kickstarter fans and everyone watching. I'm Kyle Marshall, the guy behind Wine Crate Carpentry. Just like most people I have things I'm really passionate about and love. Like friends and family, cool cars and reading. But most of all Food, Wine, and making new things. That's why I'm here to tell you more about Wine Crate Carpentry.  
I'm a 28 year old guy living in New York City, with my beautiful girlfriend Melissa and dog Franklin, trying to break into the product development field while working in high end restaurants to pay the bills. And when we decided to move to a new place that's when it all happened. Our new kitchen had less cabinet space and that's when I said, "Hun, I'm gonna make us a spice rack!". So collecting these beautiful wine crates from work and other locations, I would pick them up, take them on the subway , get strange looks from people,and carry them all the way back home to break them down panel by panel. After gathering the supplies and using my product development and carpentry skills to create the first spice rack, people saw it and instantly fell in love with it. And each time I made another, the public response grew. That's when I knew I was onto something. People Love Wine, Love Food, Love Unique Items to talk about, and that's exactly what I had created! A product where each item is one of a kind and people can consider it to be a work of art, functional home decor, a recycled product or all of the above. I believe all wines have personality and winemakers show those personalities through these beautiful rustic boxes they've designed to ship their high end products in. It's a shame and wasteful to throw these beautiful wine crates in the trash and I've found a way to preserve them in a way that shows how unique and beautiful they can be with a little time, skill and effort. Currently I make anything from little carved wine bottle magnets and Plaques for holding your keys, to Wine Shelves and Chef's spice racks that'll hang your wine glasses underneath the rack. They make beautiful additions to peoples homes, and even great wedding or holiday gifts for wine lovers and home chefs. We're looking to increase production and raise the funds on Kickstarter to afford a small work space to do the disassembly, organizing and construction of these Wine Crate Carpentry Products. Currently all production is done in a designated corner area of my New York City apartment and as you can imagine my girlfriend LOVES the sawdust. So having a rented workspace where we can work on multiple projects at time will drastically improve how quickly orders will be fulfilled. 


Funding for more tools like clamps, sanders and saws to streamline the manufacturing and production of these products is also necessary. New equipment like a table saw and drying racks to use after staining and applying varnish will be extremely beneficial. And lastly donations will also go toward transportation for picking up large quantities of these wine crates from all around New York City. For example, getting a business zipcar account to use vans instead of carrying wine crates on the subway. Having a van to use part-time like this isn't only the most cost effective way to transport large amounts of wine boxes in a single trip, it'll also keep Wine Crate Carpentry from having the overhead of buying and maintaining a vehicle within New York. We're recycling items that people already think are cool, but they throw them away because they don't think they have a use or purpose for these wine crates... We need your help and donations to get this project off the ground and these beautifully repurposed Wine Crates into peoples homes. By making a donation at any level you can be a part of this truly unique project and feel good about bringing new life to a part of the wine industry that deserves to be redesigned, repurposed and enjoyed by many.
Thanks again for the support, And I hope I'll be sending something soon.