2 coat hooks from a small branch crotch - PEP BB roundwood.sand.hook

Mike Haasl · Nov 01, 2020 16:03:29

Expanding my skills to take on some woodworking!

I decided to use hawthorn for this since I was trimming my tree and it seems like a good durable wood. I regret that somewhat as the thorns on hawthorn actually originate in the wood itself, so it is very knotty and snags the knife.

The branch and branch cutter:

Stripping the bark:

Hand tools:

Two hooks ready to dry:

I had more need for tool hooks that coat hooks, so this is the hooks in use for now:

gir bot · Jan 05, 2021 19:27:24

I was busy whacking branches of pruned tree limbs with my nata (Japanese machete/axe) when I discovered one species has absurdly sturdy branch crotches. I left them to be sawn later but I ran across this badge but and thought it would be a fun 30 minute craft with perfect wood for it.

I haven't identified the tree yet, but I'll try again when it leafs out this year.

gir bot · Jan 30, 2021 17:43:34

Made some coat hooks and I actually need to use them. Made this after carving a spoon and it was Way easier.

gir bot · Apr 22, 2021 13:53:40

These are so adorable. Can't wait to make more!

gir bot · Apr 22, 2021 20:19:21

I've made a couple of coat hooks! Found a Jeffrey Pine branch and got to work!

gir bot · Apr 23, 2021 03:26:51

Edit and resubmission. Thanks for maintaining a good quality of posts.

gir bot · Apr 23, 2021 11:34:41

Made some hooks today while watching the permaculture summit!

gir bot · Apr 23, 2021 14:56:37

My apologies Mike, I thought I included that. Here's some photos showing the backs are flat.

gir bot · May 19, 2021 08:45:45

Here are my alder (Alnus glutinosa) coat hooks. The tree had fallen in the wind and, although it was still alive, it was blocking the path and looked in pretty bad shape. I managed to get quite a few crotches from it. One of my hooks is from another, unknown piece of wood that the gardeners at the nearby park had pruned. It was much wetter, despite being cut a week or more ago.

I used a billhook as a splitting tool to trim most of the waste off of the upright, then used it as a plane to trim any high spots. I used an actual plane to flatten the faces further. For bark removal, a small mora knife.