Hanging Hand Planes On The Wall

The rule of thumb for hanging wall decor over a mantel is that the art piece is roughly the same size as the firebox.

Hanging hand planes on the wall.

I also measured the distance to the front and back of the wing from the wall. To fill out the proper amount of space we surrounded the mirror in bunny williams campbell house dinner and salad plates. Mixed with a mirror. My hand plane till is finally done.

In this living room we chose our rayne mirror for it s scalloped border and coppery blue patina but it s on the small size. Whatever glue you use just make sure it s water resistant. Well this is your answer. Ever wonder how to hang and rc plane on the wall or what the best quick cheapest and easiest way is.

Every item on this page was hand picked by a house beautiful editor. Before adhering i let the glue almost completely cool so it doesn t burn the air plant. I use hot glue because i always have it on hand for my crafting projects. Wing rack is standard shelf wall rack with 18 snap in horizontals.

Figure out the best plate hangers for you and hang them up. To hang the plate first figure out the exact placement on the wall mark it with a small dot and hammer a small nail into the wall. Ttkbhhq 3pc vintage metal planes model iron retro aircraft glider biplane pendant model airplane kids toy christmas home decor ornament desktop decoration 4 3 out of 5 stars 131 10 36 10. If you want close up shots let me know and i ll shoot some when i get home from wisconsin.

E6000 is an adhesive that is widely used for this purpose. Small cup hook at tail wheel with a rubber band to bring the tailwheel to the wall or else it will rotate nose to the wall like the little wild hare slick e 540 did second from left. I transferred these measurements to the off cuts of plywood i used and drew and approximate shape of the wing. My original plan was to hang my plates using these disc hangers which are adhesive discs that you adhere to the back of your plates the advantages of the disc hangers are that they allow your plates to hang flat against the wall and they are invisible once you hang them.

After roughly cutting out this shape using a jigsaw and coping saw i fitted the bracket to the wall and did a test hanging of the plane. Be sure to hang the plate onto the nail through the small circle at the bottom of the safety pin which will prevent easy slippage. The basic look of the piece is inspired by a till that i saw in an old issue of fine woodworking magazine but i made significant changes to the joinery. It looks great hanging on the wall and fulfills my requirement to hold my full inventory of planes while still providing some space for future acquisitions.