Average Dave

Guitar Wall Hanger

Hey, look - it's the first project that turned out and I am actually proud of. I really wanted to have my guitars displayed on the wall. I have guitar stands for two of them, but they were mismatched and one wasn't fit for purpose. I looked at a few options to purchase a solution to achieve this goal but none were readily available and all were expensive. So I turned to DIY; which I should have done first.

I saw a few videos on YouTube of people using a piece of crown moulding as a backer and a U-shaped tool holder to hold the guitar. I checked one of these brackets out at the hardware store but they're too small to hold the neck of any of my guitars. I am sure you could bend one to fit, but it seems half-assed and they really weren't too pretty either; coated in bright red rubber. So I went back to the drawing board. Another user had made something sort of similar to what I ultimately built, but he used a mount that was again, purchased online somewhere. I figured then that I would just have to come up with my own idea. In my mind it seemed nice if the hanger would be built completely of wood, so that's what I set out to do. I wanted it to look like it was out of a farm house from forty years ago. I wouldn't say what I built is exactly like that, but it's rustic how I wanted, and aside from a few hidden screws, is completely made of wood.

Materials:

1x6x6 Pine board ($5.99)
3' 3/4" Doweling ($2.99)
1x Small can of Red Mahogany Gel Stain ($8.99)
1x Varnish ($4.99)
4x Mushroom Wood Screw Covers
8x Wood screws

Tools:

Hand saw
Drill (3/4" spade bit, 3/8" drill bit)
File tool or similar to score the edges
Sand paper 1500 or 2000 grit, 400 grit (in my case, I used a powered mouse sander)

Quick tips from doing this project. "Measure twice, cut once!", as the old adage goes. Make sure to sand the surface until it's dull before staining and between varnish coats.

If anyone want to know the steps to building this - let me know.

Here is another shot. Yay!