I am so proud! I just made this punch rack to fit on the wall behind the craft/exercise/guestroom door. It is cafe rods from Walmart, attached to two pine boards (one 16"x1"x36" and one 12"x1"x28, with a 1 x 3 shelf on top). Then I screwed the boards to 2 studs in the wall. This way I wil only have 4 holes to fill if I ever take them down. I learned on the second one to make the board a bit shorter than the space (4" each side), so I can extend the cafe rods past the brackets and have extra deep storage space on either side for stuff the won't fit the rods.
I am particularly stoked about figuring out how to store my Fiskar EX Squeeze punches - they were jumbled in a drawer and too thick to fit in the rods. GRUNDTAL S-hooks from IKEA hold the handle perfectly, and they could be angled slightly and pushed closer together to fit more on a rail. This way I can see the punch shape facing me and not have to fish through them. Then I figured out how to make custom s-hooks from some 12 gauge copper wire I had lying around (you can buy it by the foot at most home stores). I had a finish hammer whose handle fit the BYGEL hook almost exactly, so I used that as a jig and hammered it a bit to "work harden" the wire. Now I can make custom hooks any size and length I want. Made a ribbon holder hanging below with 3 copper wire hooks and a dowel. And now my embossing gun is exactly where I need it, instead of in a drawer.
Pics in my gallery - my effort to link them does not look successful. Can anyone tell me where to find info on how to attach image to a post? - I searched forums and looks in tutes but can't find anything.
DIY Punch Storage - solved EZ Squeeze storage
