How to Make Your Own Tie Rack

If finding your tie each morning is a constant hassle because they are all over the closet, it is probably time to get them organized with a tie rack. A tie rack can keep each tie at your fingertips and looking its best when you are ready to wear it.

Supplies

• Piece of cedar wood


• Wood dowel pegs


• Sandpaper


• Pencil


• Tape measure


• Saw


• Power drill with a 1/4 inch bit


• Screw coat hanger


• Wood glue

1. Cut  a piece of cedar wood 24 inches long, four inches wide and three inches thick.


2. Use your sandpaper to remove any rough spots, which could snag ties. 


3. Mark your holes with your pencil where the dowel pegs will be set. They should be about 1 1/2 inches from the top and bottom edge and spaced at the same interval. Using this measurement on a 24 inch rack, 14 pegs can be placed in two rows.


4. Use the power drill with 1/4 inch bit to drill holes on the marks. They should be drilled about 1/2 inches deep in the wood.


5. Measure your wood dowling into three inch sections. Use a saw to cut 28 pegs to fit into your holes on the back piece of the rack.


6. Use wood glue to secure pegs into the holes. Once in place, set the rack aside and allow the glue to dry thoroughly.


7. Drill two small holes into the back of the rack and attach the coat hanger hook with your screw driver. The rack can now hang in your closet.