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We made these simple wooden towel hooks, but really, these can be used just about anywhere in your home as wall hooks – for coats, closets, accessories, etc. I chose spalted maple wood, because it’s one of my favorite wood varieties – we used that for the
– wood (we used a piece of spalted maple)
– table saw
– miter box
– tape measure
– belt sander & sand paper
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– drywall anchors – 5/16″
– drill & bits
– pliers
– scrap wood (optional)
– water proof finish (we used Minwax indoor/outdoor clear satin finish)
Directions: Cut wood to size (we made 1-1/4″ x 1-1/4″ strips). Cut angle at 40 degrees to the length desired – we made ours 2” to the short side of the angle. Sand all sides smooth with belt sander; sand corners with sand paper. Drill an 1/8” hole in the angled side near the top of the angle in the center about an 1-1/4” deep. Using pliers, screw the dowel screw in a little more than half its length.
Drill 3-1/8” holes into a scrap piece of wood (about 10” long), keeping the holes about 3” apart. Screw the other end of the dowel screw into these holes enough to make them stable – this will help you to be able to apply finish to all sides. Apply finish following directions on can.
Drill 5/16” holes in the wall where you want the hooks to go. We had 1/4” dowel screws which were a little bigger than the drywall anchors, so we pre-screwed the dowel screws into the inserts holding the inserts with pliers. Unscrew the dowel screws from the anchors and close the end of the anchor that popped open. Push the anchors into the holes in the wall and then with a hammer tap them in until they are tight against the wall. Screw the hooks into the anchors.If you haven’t seen it yet – you can see the whole bathroom reveal
-Manda