It's not, actually. It's a dowel and two sections of board that were butchered consistently, then attached. Attached an in-progress image. It's considerably more trouble than celery bags and an oatmeal cannister, but it gave me practice with the drill press, and using the forstner bits, and the jigsaw and sawing a board edgewise by hand (technique allowed me to narrowly avert a disaster, even if the end result is a bit "rustic", and also using wood chisels to smooth over some of the more egregious mistakes. The entire experience reminded me why I have been subconsciously resisting urges to pick up a torch and make a frame. iab's bike stand design is inspiring, and I imagine I'd only create three or four flawed iterations before getting the hang of it.

The labeling idea also occurred to me - but can you even source those dymo label-makers and the rolls of adhesive any more? They make 'updated' versions, but those seem overkill.