Build the carcass

Start by cutting out the sides, top and bottom and nailing them together Then determine your shelf spacing and nail in the shallow shelves (C). Leave enough space for your tallest spice containers. We spaced our shelves about 5-1/2 in. apart.

Next, measure the inside height and width dimensions and cut the interior plywood divider (D) to fit. Press the divider against the shallow shelves and nail through the sides to hold it in place

Flip the carcass over and measure from the face of the divider to the edge of a side to determine the width of the deeper shelves (E) on the back of the swing-out. We added two shelves, leaving one tall space for bottles, with two shorter spaces above. If you have a lot of bottles, you could simply divide the space in half and install only one shelf. Cut the shelves to fit and nail them in.

When the plywood carcass is finished, install the 1-in.-wide solid wood edging. After ripping the boards to 1 in. wide, cut the vertical pieces (F) to length, mark the hole locations and drill holes for the rods Then nail the vertical edging pieces to the carcass, letting them hang over the outside edge about 1/16 in. (the width of a quarter; Cut the horizontal edging pieces to fit between the vertical pieces and nail them in. Install these with the bottom edges flush to the plywood to create a 1/4-in. lip on the top of the shelf. Repeat this process on the opposite side to complete the swing-out construction.

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Position and nail the narrow shelves. Measure the inside width and height of the swing-out and carefully cut the 3/4-in. plywood divider to fit. Drop the plywood divider into place and nail through the sides, top and bottom to hold it. Flip the carcass over and install the wider shelves.

Set one edging piece on the swing-out and mark the rod positions 2 in. above each shelf. Drill 1/4-in. holes in the center of the edging at each mark. Use this as a pattern to mark and drill the opposite edging piece.