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I wanted to use spurs as shelf supports in a project but was told it couldn't be done. I made it happen anyway. Never give up on your ideas. I used oak boards and as I begin laying it out, ideas started popping into my head so I went with it. Holes were drilled. With a chisel a section was notched out for the spur. A hole was drilled for a spoke of the spur rowel. The spur was attached with epoxy. I painted the first coat with acrylic and decided to paint all of the edges in a different color. Then I sanded a bit. I applied golden oak stain and wiped it off. I cut the geometric designs out of plywood and painted them the same way. They were attached with wood glue. Three coats of Wipe-On Poly were used as the finish. After everything was painted, the shelf was glued and screwed to the bottom piece. At the same time the spurs were attached with epoxy. The header was attached with biscuits and glue. Coat hooks were screwed in. A French cleat br...

I used the drawer panel from a previous post to make a rustic coat hook. Epoxy was used to attach the crosses and three small coat hooks were screwed to the bottom of the panel. The crosses have loops at the top for hanging. These can be removed with a hack saw or pliers and filed down. This is one of many ideas in which you can use some of our products: Crosses Small Coat Hooks Cross Tack Nails