of the rack should be unfinished natural wood if desired different portions of the rack may be constructed from different woods for example the various members of the rack could be constructed from oak while the pegs 4 might be maple alternatively the base 1 and vertical member 2 could be pine while the horizontal members 3 could be cedar the vertical member 2 supports the rest of the members and pegs used for drying it should be of sufficient strength to support the weight of the items to be dried on the rack it is preferred that the vertical member have a square or rectangular cross section a preferred size is 2 u00d7 4 inches prefinished size it is possible to use a vertical member 2 having a circular cross section however the use of a vertical member 2 having a circular cross section increases construction difficulties the vertical member 2 may be any convenient length a length of between 5 and 6 feet is generally convenient the horizontal members 3 are made of somewhat smaller wood pieces than the vertical member 2 this is because each horizontal member 3 has less weight to support than the vertical member 2 examples of the sort of equipment which may be hung on the horizontal members are skates protective gloves shoes cleats and protective pads it is preferred that the horizontal member have a square or rectangular cross section a preferred size is 1 u00d7 2 inches prefinished size it is possible to use a horizontal member 3 having a circular cross section however the use of a horizontal member 3 having a circular.