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A mountain-silhouette plywood plaque with dowel pegs for hooks — a quick, cute wall rack for a kid's room or entry, made from a scrap of plywood and a dowel.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain plaque Cut the mountain silhouette from straight lines between marked points. | 1 | 3/4" × 4 3/4" × 18" | 3/4" plywood | ☐ |
| Dowel pegs Round stock; thickness and width are the diameter. Cut from the 10" length. | 3 | 1" × 1" × 3" | 1" dowel | ☐ |
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| 3/4" plywood scrap, 4-3/4" x 18" | 1 each | ☐ |
| 1" diameter dowel, 10" 3/4" dowel also works. | 1 each | ☐ |
| Wood screws, 1-1/4" and 2" self-tapping Through the back into each dowel. | 3 each | ☐ |
| Picture-hanging kit | 1 each | ☐ |
| Wood glue and finish | 4 oz | ☐ |
Overall cost: $. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.
Tools: Circular Saw, Jigsaw, Random Orbit Sander. Materials: 3/4" plywood scrap, 4-3/4" x 18"
Cut the plywood to size with a circular saw. Mark the peak and valley points on the top and bottom edges, draw straight lines between them, and cut out the mountain silhouette with a jigsaw following the lines. Sand the edges smooth.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Drill Bit Set, Forstner Bits. Materials: 3/4" plywood scrap, 4-3/4" x 18"
Mark the dowel locations. Drill a small pilot hole all the way through the plywood at each, then use the Forstner bit centered on that pilot to drill a flat-bottomed socket 3/8" deep. The pilot keeps the Forstner centered and gives you a screw path for later.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Random Orbit Sander. Materials: 1" diameter dowel, 10", Wood screws, 1-1/4" and 2" self-tapping, Picture-hanging kit, Wood glue and finish
Cut the dowels to length (a miter saw is cleanest; a jigsaw or circular saw works if you clamp them first). Glue them into the sockets, then flip the board and drive a self-tapping screw through the back into each dowel so a load can't pull it out. Finish the piece, add a picture-hanging kit, and hang it level.