How to Make a Rack to Hang Tools in a Shed

Without proper storage, garden maintenance tools can become dull or rusty and pose a risk of significant injury. Many tools such as shovels, pitchforks, hoes, axes, rakes and trimmers have sharpened blades or tines that can cause laceration or puncture wounds. Making your own hanging rack is an inexpensive solution to gardening tool-storage problems. This project requires no special tools or advanced building skills. Once assembled, the rack affixes securely to the framing members of the shed using heavy screws or bolts.

2-by-4-inch plank
Marking pen
Drill with drilling bit
Screw-in heavy-duty hooks and prongs
Pliers

Instructions

- 1
  Lay the 2-by-4-inch plank on a large flat surface. Arrange the garden tools so their handles or widened ends cross the plank where they can hang from installed hooks or prongs. Use a marking pen to draw a dot on each side of each tool. Mark the dots about 1/4 inch from the lateral margins of the tools so that the hooks or prongs, when installed, support the tools and allow for easy removal. Remove the tools one at a time. As you remove each tool, write the name of the tool on the plank above the corresponding marks.
- 2
  Use a drill and drilling bit to bore pilot holes, about 3/4 inch deep, at each mark. The drilling bit must be slightly smaller in diameter than the threaded shanks of the hooks or prongs.
- 3
  Screw a hook or prong into each pilot hole. Turn the hooks or prongs until the threaded shanks are no longer visible. If necessary, use pliers to increase torque for easier turning.

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