Stocking/Coat Hanger

After moving from a 100+ year old house that had four fireplaces to a duplex that had none, my wife and I were trying to figure out where to put our Christmas stockings. During the discussion, I had a stroke of genius (or maybe not…but I like saying I had a stroke of genius, so cut me some slack, OK? ;) ). I would build a rack that would hold our stockings. I figured it would be a simple project that would use wood I already had on hand. After Christmas, it could serve as a coat rack for our son to hang his jackets on. We have a tree-type coat rack, but it’s a little tall for him to use, so this is really going to serve us well.

It measures 24” long x 6” wide and made out of 4/4 pine and painted to match the trim in the living room. The hooks came from Lee Valley. The bevel on the sides was done completely by hand with a 100 year old block plane. While it’s not without flaws (I see them constantly), my wife and mother both don’t see them. To me, that has to be the guage to use, since I’ll be the harshest critic of my own work.

I hope you all enjoy it. I know I had fun making it and look forward to it having years of service in our family.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!