The Design

      America’s pastime is still the best game in the world, at least to some of us. I was lucky enough to play the game all the way through my college career. I had a local high school reach out to me about renovating their locker room, so for me it was an easy yes. The design was simple and classic, school color of navy blue for the carcass of the lockers and white oak trim for the face of the lockers. There will be one shelf for the players personal items and then 3 hooks for the uniforms. One of the rows of lockers will have lights on top to show off the trophies.  

       The Process

  The process for these lockers is fairly simple. It begins by breaking down the plywood into manageable pieces. The final height of these lockers is going to be seven feet high, so I cut the top foot off of the of the plywood, and then rip the remainder of the plywood into 12” wide boards. I then cut some nailers and added pocket holes to those pieces. These pieces are going to be the length of the spacing between the lockers and each locker will get 2 nailers. One nailer will be attached at the bottom and another below the shelf. 

         The next step is to cut shelves for each locker. These again should be the same size as the nailers. The tops of the lockers are going to be the length of three lockers because I have to be able to transport these lockers from my shop to the clubhouse and my trailer is not tall enough to have the lockers stand up inside of them. I assemble the lockers in those groups of three by first attaching the nailers, marking the shelf height for each, ensuring that the nailers are all attached at the appropriate height. The tops are then added to attach the three lockers to each other, and finally some glue and nails attach the shelves. 

         When the lockers have been assembled I begin the process of breaking down the white oak. The trim on the locker is all 1” wide except for the top of the lockers, which is 3” wide. The tedious part of this is once I rip the white oak down to size, the sanding begins. Lord oh Lord the sanding, each piece is sanded on 3 sides. The next step is to prime and paint the lockers, being sure to keep the white oak out of the way so that we don’t have to re sand that. Once the lockers have dried I can attach the trim at install. The lockers are attached to the wall through the nailers with tapcons. Trim is added and the top trim is wrapped around the sides of the outside lockers. Lastly any touch ups are done and hooks are attached and now the boys can load them up and get ready for the season. 

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