DIY Handplane Wall Racks

So, FINALLY the water's and weather's warming up around here in Central Florida. And all this winter, my poor little handplane I made last year sits outside, dwarfed by my longboards and hoping it doesn't get whacked by an errant tail.
It's only recently- now that the warmer weather made me think about handplaning again- I thought that the handplane deserves a better storage place. It is quite a neat little creation, whether or not you made your own or bought yours. I thought a little set of racks would be in order.
To make the racks, I bought a piece of craft basswood at the hardware store, 1/4" thick, by 3" wide, by 24" long, for about 4 bucks.
I cut out a template from a cereal box (yes, I'm a Cheerios junkie) for the hooks. I provided the template I made as as PDF here:

Template for Hooks (PDF)



 



 

I used this to trace out the hooks onto the basswood:

 

 

 

 

Then, I used my scroll saw to cut out the hooks carefully, and sanded the edges smooth.

 

 

 

To make the bases to attach the hooks to, that then mount to the wall, I used the remaining basswood to cut two 3" by 2.75" squares.

You can paint these pieces, or stain them- I used some water based stain I had leftover that goes on a bit like paint. It took a couple of coats to get the look even.

 

 





I then glued the angled top part of the hook to each base about 1/4" down from the top edge using a good layer (but not goopy) of E6000 glue, and made sure they stayed propped up while they dried.

After that, I sprayed both pieces with clear polyurethane sealant.

To hang them on the wall, the best thing to use is a sawtooth hanger with prongs you can press into the soft wood with a small mallet on the back of the bases. Line them up carefully on the wall, not too far apart from each other, and make sure they're even:

 

 

Here's my handplane hung on the wall upright and on it's side on my "Surfing" wall:

 

 

 

Looking forward to some sand burns soon- how does it find it's way in THERE???