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Board Rack Thanks to the generous crew at kahalani BOARDS, I got quite a few boards. Instead of having them lying all around the house, I decided to build some sort of rack so that the boards could hang on the wall. Being somewhat impatient that day, I came up with a quick and dirty solution. Never the less it turned out quite good and I decided to put my solution on the internet. This is what the rack looks like when you are done. This particular rack offers enough space for four different boards. It only took about thirty minutes to build, so it was really worth the effort. It didn't cost me much either since it was build from recycled parts. There is not much damage to the wall since the rack is mounted on two small hooks. The rack consists of three wooden parts. The design is quite simple. Just follow the scheme to the left when you cut the parts. Notice that the small 6 cm wooden parts are kind of chamfered. This kind of design produces a slightly tilting rack, which constitutes a perfect stand for Randall Trucks. The red arrows on the scheme symbolize the location of the screws. Two ordinary screws attach the long part with the two small parts. Don't forget to smear on some glue between the parts, before tightening the screws. Visit a construction yard and kindly ask the workers there if they have any waste material that you can get for free. That is what I did and I received a 124 cm long wooden batten, which I parted with my saw into two pieces of 6 cm blocks and one 112 cm batten. You should always pre-drill wood before screwing in screws. If you don't the wood will most likely crack and then you have to start all over again. You do not need to buy some fancy gadgets. This simple tool did the trick just as good as an electrical drilling-machine would have. This is the screws that go into the rack. The screws should run trough the rack into the blocks. The eye-screws is later used when mounting the rack on the wall. This is what the rack looks like when it lies lifeless on the floor. Since the rack doesn't require any fancy paint, I just visited a paint vendor and kindly asked them for some left over paint. Sometimes they mess up when mixing the paint, and instead of throwing the paint away they might as well give it away for free. This is a close-up on one of the blocks. Notice the chamfered block. You will need two hooks, similar to this one. The hooks are screwed into the wall, where the rack is supposed to be mounted. Mount the rack on the hooks like this and you are done. As seen on this photo the slightly tilting rack makes the board rest peacefully on the stand. This document was created 050517 and updated 050518. If you enjoyed this page you might want to have a look at this: Longboard.