Display Racks for Plate Collection

Plates have been traditionally displayed on wide rails/moulding above wainscoting , on single bracketed shelves with a back, and of course in a hutch.

More contemporary designs might be a floating shelf or a vertical or angled main strut with levels of single shelves.

..Customer needs assurance that Alaskan ground tremblers won't dislodge the valuable platters, so they'll need to have enough lean to put the center of gravity well back. For the biggest plate, 16" D and 3" high, that would require the plate groove at least 4" from wall.

Final dimension request 51 in wide 5 in deep with two plate grooves 1.25, 3.25 in from back and a rail approx 3/8 in thick.



Side note: According to UAF Seagrant website:

Since 1900, Alaska has had an average of:

• One magnitude 8 or larger earthquake every 13 years.
• One magnitude 7 to 8 earthquake every year.
• Four and a half magnitude 6 to 7 earthquakes per year.
• Twenty magnitude 5 to 6 earthquakes per year.
• Ninety magnitude 4 to 5 earthquakes per year.

The cherry is all cut and dry assembled...will take it all apart to stain and finish.

Finally delivered... Customer was quite pleased. She said she was "doing the happy dance." Nice to be part of her enthusiasm.