Country Coat Racks

Lookin’ good Phil. I have made a lot of this type of a coat rack in the past myself.

I haven’t learned to wood burn this well yet, but now I’m going to try….

I had better go ahead and up the insurances on the house(?)!

Nice work Phil.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Great looking racks! I’ll bet you could sell them like hotcakes at a craft show.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Woodburning a scene and painting it for effect works great.

-- Phil Brown, Ontario

I’m set up for the show circuit with these. Every process has a jig. All I do is cut to length and width and run ‘em through the “factory”. The custom part is the finish.

-- Phil Brown, Ontario

They have a nice handmade touch, with the painting.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

I have worked on some key racks. An artist paints the scene on it. Maybe I will post one.

This is a good idea, too. Thanks for posting. What are people willing to pay for this kind of work?

-- John

I’ve seen these very coatracks sell retail for $179 as far back as 1988 in certain boutiques. I sell them nowadays for $79 wholesale with reasonable artwork. A custom painting would double that price. These have been one of my most popular craft pieces. I also make smaller versions with 5 pegs and 3 pegs.

A taper jig works well for these pieces with a removeable spacer to cut the short and long angles on the same jig. I use a large forstner bit to cut the holes. If I paint a full scene I leave out the narrow dadoes on either side of the pegs.

The dadoes are a way of disguising glue lines if I use two pieces of wood, which has less tendency to warp than a solid 12” board.

-- Phil Brown, Ontario

Phil. these are very nice. You might also think of making a rustic version with special nails for hooks, like the ones sold by Lee Valley. I’ve seen this with the second nail from the left.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Looks like a project that would sell very easy. Also nice artwork, different methods are cool better than a decals of all the same thing.jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Don. Great idea – you’ve got me goin’.

My route into the city to my trucking run takes me close to Lee Valley. Its one of my favorite places to shop.

I could even use barnboard with smooth stained or painted “roofs”. The weathered wood with the rustic nails… I’m headin’ for the shop!

-- Phil Brown, Ontario

Phil, glad you like the idea. Combined with barnboards these would be lovely. Please remember to show us the result.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/