Fun in the Workshop.....

[Blu (Ontario)]

This weekend, I decided to make a kilt hanger for my most recent kilt.

I started by knocking apart a standard hanger for trousers that I purchased at a "dollar" store for $0.50.




Next, I took a strip of scrap wood from another project and ripped it to the proper width on the table saw.




Next, I resawed the board in half to I had 2 identical pieces.




The bandsaw leaves a rather rough surface, so I ran the pieces through the planer to get machine perfect faces on both sides.




Next, I cleaned up the edges with the router so I now had 2 flat, square, and smooth strips to work with.




Next, I cut the two slats to identical lengths (15 inches / 230cm) and cleaned off the tearout with a round-over cutter on the router and touched up the end grain with a bit of Nortin 220 grit sandpaper. Then I marked the hole locations for mounting the wire hook and drilled to the required depth.




Then I laid out the pieces ready to assemble.



I decided to use a polyurathane (Gorilla) glue for this application because of the materials. It requires moisture to harden, so I injected a bit of water into each hole. After inserting glue into each hole and a on the legs of the hook assembly, I assembled the new slats with the wire hook.



I let the adhesive set up for an hour or so and then selected a finish to seal the wood from moisture and give it a nice color.




I applied a couple of coats of finish over the next 24 hours and let it all dry thoroughly overnight. I then buffed up the finish with a bit of rubbing compound and ... Voila! ... a new kilt hanger is born ready to be pressed into use.



Fun to make and it works well.

blu