So for this method you want to measure where you want the oar and drill into the wall.
How to hang two oars on the wall.
After hammering out hundreds of pairs of boat oar hooks i have some tips and tricks for how to hang oars on a wall.
Materials nylon cable ties clear plastic fasteners.
There wasn t a lot of space to hang the oar down.
Each row will consist of 2 hooks separated by a distance slightly less than the length between your oar s handle and paddle.
We used this method in our old kitchen when we hung the oars over the window.
Mar 14 2014 many decorating ideas with oars involve hanging the paddles on the wall.
Cut down oarlocks make terrific brackets for decorative oars and keep the nautical theme consistent.
Measure your oars to find your hook width.
You can hang oars on a wall in two basic ways.
Drill the holes to the size of the threaded stud we used 3 inch long 1 4 thick.
Here s how to hang the oars like a pro clean without visible har.
If you want to hang your oars horizontally for instance you ll want to use 4 hooks in two level parallel rows.
Use the template to mark the hole positions on the oars.
To hang oars or paddles on the wall like this does require to drill two holes in each oar see arrows.
How to hang boat oars on the wall without drilling holes into them.
I ve used small picture hooks and they work a treat.
My name is terran marks and i m the blacksmith at brown county forge.
Visible brackets hold an oar like a curtain rod.
Drill two 3 4 inch deep holes into the back of an oar to match the distance between the wall s holes using a 1 2 inch drill bit.
Command strips don t work.
Mark your preferred hanging arrangement on the wall.
How to hang oars on a wall in 4 steps.
First make a template for each oar then mark hole positions same for both templates.
Squirt a small amount of wood glue into the wall and oar holes.
Hanging oars with cable ties.
But if you ve tried it you ll see that it requires a bit more thought than just forming the letter x on a wall with your paddles.