Impress you friends with this professional-looking Craft Beer Flight Holder. While items like this price out over $40, I’m showing you how to build your own in under 15 minutes from just one board. And if you’re like me, you already have a scrap lying around waving a flag to get in on this project. Don’t have mini glasses in your cabinet? Click the “materials” tab below to see where I found mine on the cheap!

 

TIP: Click the image above to reveal the free building plans. Click the tabs below to see the tools, materials and cut list.

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Cost: $8 (Plus glasses)

Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy. Just cut holes for the handles and glasses, and then assemble the pieces with glue and nails.

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Tape Measure

Miter Saw

Jig Saw

Pneumatic Nail Gun

Bar Clamps

Hand Clamps

Drill/Driver

Ruler

2 1/8″ Hole Saw (or Jigsaw) to make the holes for the Glasses. Make sure the outside diameter of the hole saw is fitted to the diameter of the glasses at the middle of their height (as they taper).

1-inch Spade Bit (or similar) to make the Handles

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1 x 4 x 4′ Board – to make the holder, base and sides

5 Ounce Glasses – Get at least four. It’s important to choose a glass that tapers slightly to allow the glass to slip into the hole and rest securely without falling through.

Wood Glue

1½-inch Finish Nails

1 x 4 Glass Holder – 1 @ 12 1/8 inches

1 x 4 Base – 1 @ 12 1/8 inches

1 x 4 Sides – 2 @ 8 inches

 

Steps

 

1. Prep the Glass Holder and Base

 

Cut two 1 x 4 boards to length. On the length of the Glass Holder Board, mark the center of the holes for thee glasses at 1¾-inches, 4 5/8-inches, 7½-inches, and 10 3/8-inches. Make a crosshair on each mark at the center of the width of the board.
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2. Prep the Sides

 

Cut two 1 x 4 boards to a length of 8-inches. Place the boards side-by-side and, using a speed square, mark lines across both boards at 1-inches and 4 inches from the top edge of each board. These marks designate the center of the handles and the location of the Glass Holder Board for assembly.
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3. Mark the Length of the Handles

 

On the top line of a Side Board, make a mark 3/4-inch from each edge of the board. Repeat on the remaining Side Board.
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4. Drill the Ends of the Handles

 

Place a Side Board on a scrap piece of lumber and clamp it securely to the work surface. Using a drill/driver fitted with a 1-inch spade bit (or similar) drill through marks made in Step Three. Repeat on the second Side Board to create the rounded ends of both handles.
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5. Mark the Handles

 

Align a ruler with the bottom edge of both holes drilled in one board. Mark a line along the ruler. Repeat to mark a line along the top edge of the holes, and to mark both lines on the second Side Board.
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6. Cut the Handles

 

Using a jigsaw, cut the lines marked in Step Five to remove the piece between the holes and create the handles.
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7. Drill Holes for the Glasses

 

Place the Glass Holder Board on a scrap piece of lumber with the marks made in Step One facing upward. Clamp the board securely in place. Using a drill/driver fitted with a hole saw (sized to the diameter of the glasses), drill the holes using the center marks. If you don’t have a hole saw sized to the glasses, you can always outline the circles with a compass and curt the holes using a jigsaw.
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8. Assemble the Pieces

 

Apply glue to the ends of the Base Board, and place it between the Sides. Using a pneumatic nail gun, shoot 1½-inch finish nails through the Sides and into the ends of the Base. Apply glue to the end of the Glass Holder Board. Place the board between the Sides below the line marked in Step Two, and then clamp it in place. Nail through the Sides and into the ends of the Glass Holder Board suing a pneumatic nail gun and 1½-inch finish nails.
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2 thoughts on “Build a DIY Beer Flight Holder

  1. Thomas Putman

    It may not have occurred to you, but this might make a pretty good holder for plants as well. I can see small plant pots in those holes.

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