Colonel Uke
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For my 100th post, I thought I would show off my new DIY uke hangers.
After receiving one of those expensive, $15 String Swing ukulele hangers from a friend at Christmas, I began to realize just how expensive it would become if I started buying one of those for all my ukes, even with the small number I have. Seeing Aldine's post a few months ago about DIY uke hangers got me inspired to try it for myself. I knew I had some scrap walnut and oak boards in the garage that were looking for a use, so I started to work. I did modify his design slightly to hide the screw heads a little more. I knew I wanted to have room for 8-10 ukes, but I also had to work around the lengths of scrap wood and available wall space I had. In the garage I found two old walnut boards, one just over 6 feet and the other just over 3 feet. I knew I wanted to keep things simple so I made two 45 degree cuts on each end to make square points and then cut squares out of oak to go under the screw in tool hangers that I picked up at Lowe's for about $1.50 each. First, I layed out all my ukes side by side to determine how much space between hooks I would need for the ukes not to touch. For me, this worked out to 13". My 6' board was a 1X8, so for it I cut 6, 4" oak squares, my 3' board was a 1X6, so for it I cut 3, 3" squares. Next, I glued the squares down in place and screwed them in place from the back, making sure to pre-drill that hardwood first. After that, I sealed it all with 2 coats of clear polyurethane and screwed in the tool hooks. Finally, I used a stud finder to locate the wall studs and then screwed the whole thing onto the wall putting a screw into each of the three studs. Problem is, they're already full.
After receiving one of those expensive, $15 String Swing ukulele hangers from a friend at Christmas, I began to realize just how expensive it would become if I started buying one of those for all my ukes, even with the small number I have. Seeing Aldine's post a few months ago about DIY uke hangers got me inspired to try it for myself. I knew I had some scrap walnut and oak boards in the garage that were looking for a use, so I started to work. I did modify his design slightly to hide the screw heads a little more. I knew I wanted to have room for 8-10 ukes, but I also had to work around the lengths of scrap wood and available wall space I had. In the garage I found two old walnut boards, one just over 6 feet and the other just over 3 feet. I knew I wanted to keep things simple so I made two 45 degree cuts on each end to make square points and then cut squares out of oak to go under the screw in tool hangers that I picked up at Lowe's for about $1.50 each. First, I layed out all my ukes side by side to determine how much space between hooks I would need for the ukes not to touch. For me, this worked out to 13". My 6' board was a 1X8, so for it I cut 6, 4" oak squares, my 3' board was a 1X6, so for it I cut 3, 3" squares. Next, I glued the squares down in place and screwed them in place from the back, making sure to pre-drill that hardwood first. After that, I sealed it all with 2 coats of clear polyurethane and screwed in the tool hooks. Finally, I used a stud finder to locate the wall studs and then screwed the whole thing onto the wall putting a screw into each of the three studs. Problem is, they're already full.