My 1st Attempt At a Hat Rack.....

[bolthead]

Well, Here's my official 1st attempt at designing and building my 1st Hat Rack. I'm actually making 2 of them, but I just got done putting the finish on 1 of them for now, tell me what you think?

after one coat of stain.....

this is 2 coats of stain and clear coat.

I'll be putting 1 of them on this wall, I'll post pics when I do, and have hats hung on it.....

That's it for now, until I get the other 1 stained & clear coated, it's already built.

 

[phre7]

Looks Good!

Very nice. What peg spacing did you use? What did you use for the balls? It looks very sturdy. All-in-all, a big thumbs up!:eusa_clap

 

[bolthead]

Very nice. What peg spacing did you use? What did you use for the balls? It looks very sturdy. All-in-all, a big thumbs up!:eusa_clap

Most of my hats are about 10 1/4" wide, so I went 11" just to be on the safe side. I wanted to originaly use hardwood balls (3") because I wanted the whole thing stained & cleared, but I was having a hard time finding them 1st off....2ndly, they only came in bulk when I did find them & they were too small & very expensive. So I happened to come across these paper covered/plastic ornament balls in a craft store, the kind that are blank & you can paint them as you like? I just drilled them & plugged them w/ the dowels shown. That's why I chose to paint them black.

I was going to make them look like billiard balls being hit by pool cues....you know, the 8 ball & 4 solid balls and the other rack I was going to make the cue ball & 4 striped balls & instead of staining it, maybe cover it w/green felt. lol

 

[Zig2k143]

That's great are you selling them?

 

[Art Fawcett]

Nice idea Bolthead..looks great!!

 

[Brooksie]

I could really use one of those.

LB

 

[Zig2k143]

I could really use one of those.

LB

I think you could make some money making them.

 

[Doh!]

Looks GREAT, but what happens when you buy hat no. 6?

 

[Zig2k143]

Looks GREAT, but what happens when you buy hat no. 6?

He makes himself another one after he finishes mine.

 

[Dr Trinidad]

you can find small wooden balls at most craft stores and they are rather cheap.

 

[Mark G]

Great idea and looks great too. I've been wanting to try something like this for a while.

 

[Flieger]

Nice rack! ... ehh... :eusa_doh: lol

Love the design. How did you get the holes for the dowel at precise angles like that? I'm sure there's a simple answer to that but I'm not much of a carpenter myself.

 

[bolthead]

Thanks Art.....

Nice idea Bolthead..looks great!!

Coming from you, that's quite the compliment.

 

[bolthead]

you can find small wooden balls at most craft stores and they are rather cheap.

I didn't want smaller, I wanted at least 3" balls.

 

[bolthead]

Looks GREAT, but what happens when you buy hat no. 6?

I already have a 2nd rack made, just waiting to be stained, question is. What happens when I get hat # 11? lol

 

[bolthead]

Sorry.....

I think you could make some money making them.

not for sale, but feel free to use the design.....

 

[bolthead]

Nice rack! ... ehh... :eusa_doh: lol

Love the design. How did you get the holes for the dowel at precise angles like that? I'm sure there's a simple answer to that but I'm not much of a carpenter myself.

I had to use a drill press at a 45* angle.

 

[bolthead]

Finally.....

....what it looks like on the wall

....and with a few hats on it.

....now, on to finish up #2.

 

[Johnnysan]

Really nice, Bolthead! Thanks for the step-by-step photos from start to finish. Some very nice hats displayed there too! Well done! :eusa_clap

 

[Aaron Hats]

Looks nice. How did you mount it to the wall? Keyholes on the back, screwed through the front, picture frame hangers?

Aaron