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How to Make a Clothes Rack to Attach to a Table

Building a clothes rack to attach to a table can help simplify the process of folding and hanging laundry. It provides space for folding casual items, as well as for hanging dress clothes, uniforms and bulky items. Constructing and attaching a clothes rack to a table is a straightforward process that requires only basic tools and materials.

Things You'll Need

  • 2-by-4-inch lumber
  • Measuring tape
  • Circular saw
  • 1-inch-diameter dowel rod
  • Drill
  • 1-inch paddle bit
  • 4-inch wood screws
  • Electric screwdriver
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure two sections of 2-by-4-inch lumber 1 inch longer than the height of the clothes rack with a measuring tape. Cut the lumber sections to length with a circular saw.

    • 2

      Measure the width of the table. Measure a 1-inch-diameter dowel rod 1 inch longer than the width of the table. Cut the dowel rod to length with a circular saw.

    • 3

      Mark the center of each cut section of 2-by-4-inch lumber about 2 inches from one end. Using a drill equipped with a 1-inch paddle bit, drill a circular hole 1/2 inch deep at each mark.

    • 4

      Insert the ends of the dowel rod into the 1-inch holes. Align the bottom edges of the 2-by-4-inch lumber sections with the bottom edge of the table top. Drill two pilot holes through each lumber section into the table edge, and tighten 4-inch wood screws through the pilot holes, using an electric screwdriver, to secure the clothes rack to the table.