How To Make A Coat Hook Rack

Step 1

Run board through a planer to make the faces flat. A hand plane can be used for this.

Step 2

Use a pencil and a rule to mark out your line of pegs.

Step 3

Mark out the spacing between each peg.

Step 4

Use an awl to mark for drilling. Or, alternatively, position metal hooks.

Step 5

Sand face to remove pencil marks.

Step 6

Using a power drill, drill bit and a drill guide, drill holes for pegs. We have used a 12mm lip and spur bit, but this will depend on the size of peg you want.

Step 7

Mark and drill two fixing holes. These should be equally spaced either side.

Step 8

Set the drill guide to 90 degrees and drill to a depth of 10mm. We used an 8mm drill bit.

Step 9

Using a plate, or something similar, scribe a radius at both ends of the board.

Step 10

Cut the marked radius using a jigsaw or a bandsaw.

Step 11

Using either a disc sander or a sanding block, sand down radius.

Step 12

Strip off any bark from the board. Using a wire brass brush clean off any debris.

Step 13

Peg turning. Rough down 25mm yew.

Step 14

Using some spring calipers, measure the drill bit you used to create the peg holes and turn your tenon to fit.

Step 15

Shape your peg.

Step 17

Sand away any excess timber.

Step 18

The pegs should be tight enough to just tap in using a nylon or wooden mallet.

Step 19

Turn plugs to cover fixing holes.

Step 20

Hang and use coat hook.