How to Make a Wooden Goat Milking Stand

Milking a goat can be exponentially easier if the goat is on a milking stand which elevates and distracts it with food while allowing you to efficiently and ergonomically get the job done. Building a wooden goat milking stand requires previous woodworking experience but can be made easier if you have the lumber pre-cut to the necessary lengths. Sturdy wooden goat milking stands weigh around 60 lbs. and can cost as little as $20 if you use some recycled lumber.

Things You'll Need

  • 2-by-4 inch-by-3 foot lumber (4)
  • 2-by-4 inch-by-2 foot lumber (4)
  • 2-by-4 inch-by-1 foot 6 inches lumber (2)
  • 2-by-4 inch-by-4 foot 6 inches lumber (2)
  • 1-by-6 inch-by-2 foot lumber (2)
  • 1-by-6 inch-by-1 foot lumber (2)
  • 2-by-2 inch-by-8 foot lumber
  • 2-by-3 foot-by-3/8 inch plywood
  • 1 foot 10 inch-by-1 foot-by-3/8 inch plywood
  • 2-by-4-inch-by-1 foot 9 inch lumber
  • Miter saw
  • Electric drill
  • 3/8-inch drill bit
  • 3/4-inch drill bit
  • Hammer
  • 3 1/4-inch spikes
  • 3/4-by-6 inch dowels (2)
  • Wood glue
  • 1 1/4-inch finishing nails
  • 2 1/4-inch spikes
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut the 2-by-2 inch-by-8 foot lumber with the miter saw set to a 45-degree angle. Cut six pieces of lumber that measure 1 foot on the long side and 9 inches on the short side with a 45-degree miter cut on either end. Set the saw at 0 degrees. Cut one piece at 1 foot 6 inches and two pieces at 1 1/2 inch.

    • 2

      Drill a 3/4-inch hole in two of the 2-by-4 inch-by-3 foot pieces of lumber (A) at 1 1/2 inch from one end in the center of the board using the electric drill. Drill two 3/4-inch holes in one of the 2-by-4 inch-by-2 foot pieces of lumber (C) at 8 3/4 inches in from each end in the center of the board. Drill two 3/8-inch holes in two pieces of 2-by-4 inch-by-2 foot lumber (C) at 6 1/4 inches in from each end in the center of the board.

    • 3

      Drill a 3/8-inch hole in the center of the two 2-by-2 inch-by-1 1/2-inch pieces of lumber (H) so that the center of the hole is 3/4 inch in from each side. Drill two 3/4-inch holes in the 2-by-4 inch-by-1 foot 9 inch piece of lumber (E) at 5 5/8 inches in from each end in the center of the board.

    • 4

      Nail the undrilled 2-by-4 inch-by-2 foot piece of lumber (C) onto the ends of the two undrilled 2-by-4 inch-by-3 foot pieces of lumber (A) using a hammer and 3 1/4-inch spikes. Nail the drilled piece of lumber E inside the ends of the A pieces. The C piece of lumber is the back of the stand, the A pieces are the sides and the E piece is the front.

    • 5

      Nail the 2-by-4 inch-by-1 foot 6 inch pieces (B) to the inside joints of C and A to create the back legs of the stand. Support these legs by nailing one of the miter cut 12-inch pieces (G) to each leg connecting the inside of the leg to A. Insert a 3/4-by-6 inch dowel into each of the holes in the front board E. Glue in place with the wood glue so that the end of the dowel is flush with the inside of the frame.

    • 6

      Nail the 2-by-4 inch-by-4 foot 6 inch pieces (D) to the front of the stand 1 foot 2 1/2 inches up from the bottom of boards D so that the frame will stand level once attached. Vertically line up the two drilled A boards with the dowels protruding from board E. Apply glue to the dowels. Slide the A boards onto the dowels. Slide board C with the 3/4-inch holes onto the dowels horizontally to sandwich the A boards. Nail in diagonal braces G to the vertical D boards and the sides of the frame A boards.

    • 7

      Nail the C board with the 3/8-inch holes to the inside of the vertical front boards 5 1/2 inches down from the top. Apply glue to the 3/8-by-6 inch dowels and slide them through the vertical A boards and into the horizontal C board in the 3/8-inch holes. Slide the other C board with the 3/8-inch holes onto the dowels to sandwich the vertical A boards. Slide the small H boards onto the ends of the 3/8-inch dowels.

    • 8

      Nail the feed box frame together using the 1-by-6 inch-by-2 foot lumber (I) as the sides and the 1-by-6 inch-by-1 foot lumber (J) as the ends. Use the finishing nails to attach the lumber. Nail the feed box floor (the smaller piece of plywood) to the bottom of the feed box frame using the finishing nails. Nail the feed box to the front of the stand 6 inches up from the stand frame using the 2 1/4-inch spikes.

    • 9

      Nail the stand floor (the larger piece of plywood) to the top of the stand frame using the finishing nails. Nail the last two diagonal G pieces to connect the vertical D legs with the stand floor.