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Now, cut and round off one inch on both ends of the dowels so the last inch is at 1/4 inch diameter, except for 4 of the dowels.. on these four.. just cut the last 1/2 inch instead. I haven't found an easier way of doing this than cutting it with a knife to a shoulder cut. Slicing away a small amount of material all the way around and around, and then smoothing it with some sand paper. What you are looking for is a fairly square shoulder where the dowel goes from 1/4 inch to 3/8 to keep it from sticking in the 1/4 inch holes, and smooth enough that it turns ok inside the 1/4 inch holes in the inside support piece.Ready to put this all together? You have to sort of study the pictures to get an idea.
You will want to put all the pieces that are angled in the same direction on the outside on one side of the rack Shown in red below.. and on the inside of the other side of the rack.
So looking at this side, all the dowels will be glued into the red pieces, and pass through the black pieces, unglued.
You can lay the pieces colored red in the picture on the floor, put a dab of glue in the holes, and then lay the black pieces on top of them. Then insert the dowels. The four dowels that have the shoulder cut back only 1/2 inch go in the bottom and third holes of the two bottom pieces.With it still laying there with the 17 dowels facing up in the air.. place the pieces on to the dowels which are angled the same direction, as the red on the floor.. no glue this time.. and then the black pieces.. with glue this time.
After the glue dries, it is a good idea to drive a very small brad into each of the end pieces to help the glue keep the dowel in place. Also at this time you will notice there are some dowels that didn't get glue.. the four in the bottom section. Glue and nail those.
Here is a tip to help you keep from gluing the moving ones.. use wax paper between the parts to keep the glue from getting on the other part. Use only a dab of glue in each of the glued holes, since you will follow up with a brad anyway. If you coat the parts you don't want the glue to stick to with wax, that will help too.
Let me know how it turns out!
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A drying rack is a simple enough item to make. Inexpensive and straight forward, it can be made relatively quickly and easily. The plans detailed here are for a rather large one. This is the good kind for the basement or back of the garage. 
Next drill 1/4 in holes in them to accept the dowels.