need ideas for coat rack project

[nancy237]

I am turning a huge river oar into a coat hanger. I am going to mount the oar across the wall and use hooks on it for the coats ect.
The problem is that I do not want to screw anything into this oar. The handle is
too narrow and may split.

So i need ideas of ways to do the hooks.
I though of s hooks
or those hooks that hook over things & hang down

If a hook could be wrapped to stay attached that would work.

Ideas???

[sisterpine]

I would suggest that you screw the hooks in after predrilling the handle so it wont split. I do this all the time with thin moldings etc. sisterpine

[Jokarva]

Maybe mount the oar to a finished board and attach the hooks underneath it?

Originally Posted by Jokarva

Maybe mount the oar to a finished board and attach the hooks underneath it?

great minds think alike

[carasel]

how will you attach the oar to the wall? Depending on the hook spacing and stud location. You could get a couple of long screws for 2 of the hooks. Then drill all the way through the oar(larger than the screw size) Screwing the hook and oar to the wall. This will hide your wall fasteners.
Predrill for the hooks like sisterpine said. Use a bit the diameter of the screw shaft. Not the threads.

[nancy237]

This is my husbands oar and its too sentimental to put any holes in it or
screws thru it.

I am using curtain rod holders to hang it on the wall. It will rest in those.
I saw this done in an online photo but they had hooks screwed in the oar.

[nancy237]

I have been searching online for river /camping gear hardware to get ideas and saw the carabiners used for rock climbing . Some have a wire section that could be removed making them more c shaped. That might be perfect to hook around the oar and leave an end open for coats , towels or whatever.

I like it being in the theme or things that remind us all of my husband.
Also like the fact that the actual oar is the rack verses just putting the hooks below which makes the oar just decorative.

My husband was an outdoor recreation instructor and rafted most of his life .
He passed away in March from Leukemia and I am working hard to use some of his gear
around the house in fun/creative ways. Its keeping me sane right now to create memory things.

He has 2 huge galvanized dry boxes that were used on his rafting trips that are 6 ft long and 2 ft high.
We almost sold them years ago and I am so glad we didn't.
I am going to do a few things to convert one into a storage box for the end of he bed and the other into a bench seat for our deck.