This is a demonstration on a DIY Pallet Key Chain Holder From Repurposed Reclaimed Pine Pallet Slats Torch Burned for Effect. Got the pallets out of a pile that had a “free” sign on them. I do like to always ask the business owners before I make off with any pallets as some of them do have to pay for them. This pallet project was a simple yet fun one as well as practical. I needed a key rack for the wall so we could get a system down of putting the keys in the same place every time we come in the house rather than having to look for them all over before we leave. In building this I used by table saw to make my cuts, and my cordless drill for the holes and the fastener installation. I purchased some hooks from Lowe’s just for this. I also used my brad nailer to secure much of it as well. I used pop can tabs for the backside for hangers. My daughter was teasing my while I was filming the final result here. This could double as either a hat rack or coat rack as well.
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In this Do it yourself 12 gauge shotgun shell mounted coat rack made from old torn down boat house wood and spent shotgun shell I show you step by step on how to make this cool arts and crafts project. This is a great addition to your home, cabin, or shop. You don’t necessarily have to use old wood even though it does add to the cool factor. Just get a piece of cedar or any piece of wood and template out your holes to drill with the spent shotgun rounds. When I did this I measure to find the centerline of the pieces I used so all of the holes lined up right. If you want to offset them as I did in a couple of the racks, just measure out two horizontal lines evenly spaced. Once I figured out where I wanted to drill the holes I did just that. I used an auger bit because that was the size that I had in my toolbox that matched just a gnats ass over the shotgun shell diameter so it would fit in there nice and snug. For visual effect I used a heat gun and gave it a burnt look. I inserted the shells into the holes and used a brad nailer to secure them to the piece of wood. You could also use some epoxy. Now it’s ready to mount to the wall. You could also do this with pallet wood which would look pretty cool as well as keep it cheap.
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For this fun and simple Welding Project; Single Horseshoe Coat Rack, this actually takes 1.5 horseshoes.You’ll need a welder and a hand held angle grinder or at least some way to cut metal. Sometimes a metal chop saw is used if you can get one. You take one horseshoe and clean it up really good making the surface of your weld prep area able to accept a sound weld. This means getting it down to clean and shiny bare metal. This will increase your chances of making your weld flow the best. You take your 1/2 a horseshoe and hold it perpendicular to the full horseshoe and weld it so it creates your hook. You make drill a couple holes in the full horseshoe for mounting purposes depending on how big the diameter or your fasteners are compared to the tack holes.
If you can’t weld yourself there are many of these available online and add a nice touch to any dwelling.
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