Rustic Horseshoe Tack/Coat Rack
We have several pieces of cherry wood in the shop that was given to us. I thought it would be perfect for this project. The top piece is the main piece, which is 18" wide x 7 14" tall. The other piece I will use to cut 2 spacers which are 8" x 1 1/2". I will use 3 large cast iron horseshoes which are 4 1/2" x 4 1/2", but you can use any kind of horseshoes. I want to place the spacers on the main piece and screw in a horseshoe on each end and one in the middle. I glued the left spacer with Titebond 3, let it dry overnight and put a couple of polyurethane coats overall, including the right spacer. After I spray painted the horseshoes black and let dry, I screwed one horseshoe in the end of the right spacer. Each horseshoe will have 2 one-inch dry wall screws. Pilot holes were drilled beforehand. I glued the right spacer with horseshoe attached and let it dry overnight. I screwed in the other 2 horseshoes on each end. On the back of the piece I measured fro...