You can hang oars on a wall in two basic ways.
How to hang two oars on the wall.
Materials nylon cable ties clear plastic fasteners.
We used this method in our old kitchen when we hung the oars over the window.
Mar 14 2014 many decorating ideas with oars involve hanging the paddles on the wall.
To hang oars or paddles on the wall like this does require to drill two holes in each oar see arrows.
But if you ve tried it you ll see that it requires a bit more thought than just forming the letter x on a wall with your paddles.
I ve used small picture hooks and they work a treat.
Hanging oars with cable ties.
How to hang oars on a wall in 4 steps.
So for this method you want to measure where you want the oar and drill into the wall.
There wasn t a lot of space to hang the oar down.
My name is terran marks and i m the blacksmith at brown county forge.
If you have an oar to hang here s how i would do it.
Cut down oarlocks make terrific brackets for decorative oars and keep the nautical theme consistent.
Drill the holes to the size of the threaded stud we used 3 inch long 1 4 thick.
If you want to hang your oars horizontally for instance you ll want to use 4 hooks in two level parallel rows.
Each row will consist of 2 hooks separated by a distance slightly less than the length between your oar s handle and paddle.
How to hang boat oars on the wall without drilling holes into them.
However i have a really easy way to hang them and it doesn t require brackets or hooks or any visible hardware.
After hammering out hundreds of pairs of boat oar hooks i have some tips and tricks for how to hang oars on a wall.
Use the template to mark the hole positions on the oars.
Command strips don t work.
Mark your preferred hanging arrangement on the wall.
Visible brackets hold an oar like a curtain rod.
Squirt a small amount of wood glue into the wall and oar holes.
Measure your oars to find your hook width.
A t first the way to hang oars or paddles in an x shape might seem like it would be pretty obvious.