Father's day is quickly approaching, and finding something creative to give Dad can be a real hassle. Dads all over the world are getting shirts, socks, and underwear, and while useful, clothes are not an exciting gift to receive. This year, I made my father a personalized gift that I know he will love, and for under $20!
For this project, you will need:
- Fence Posts or Wooden Stakes
- Towel Hangers
- Lots of Screws
- Paint
- Some way to connect the boards
- Sandpaper
- About 4 hours of time
To start, I took a trip to the local Home Depot and found myself a bundle of six 2" x 2" stakes and six towel hangers. When I got home, I sanded the stakes and painted them white, then laid them out to dry for a couple of hours.
Once they were dry, I laid them out side by side to determine how the shape of the hanger would be. I sanded the outside edges further, to ensure there would be no chance of anyone getting a splinter.
Now was the tricky part; how can I connect these boards to each other? I first found some long nails and tried to nail them together, but it was taking way too long, so I searched the garage for another solution. Eventually I found this copper tape stuff with holes in it, and laid it out across the stakes. I screwed it onto each of the boards on the bottom area, then repeated on the top.
Once that was done, I cut a little strip and screwed it on top of the top tape so that it can be hung on the wall.
As you can see, some of the screws have washers, and some don't. This is due to the fact that some of the holes were too big for the screw heads to hold down. Depending on the size of the holes in your tape, this may or may not also be necessary.
Next, I proceeded to write "King of the Grill" on the top half of the front in pencil.
Then I pained in the words with black, and sanded the whole front to make it look more aged.
I finished the project by screwing the hangers onto the boards, and sanded the edges some more, to ensure maximum smoothness.
Once you finish, wrap up your present and you can be sure to surprise your dad on father's day!