2 coat hooks from a small branch crotch - PEP BB roundwood.sand.hook

I made these coat hangers from cottonwood. The wood was delightfully easy to carve. I see more cottonwood and aspen wood carving in my future.

Sure, I added the flat backside pics, Jeremy! 😁

Yo guys, I'm hooked on roundwood.

I made these two little dudes out of the top of a tree that was leftover from another project at the skip event.

Sure thing! Check out how flat these backsides are

I started with extra maple chunks because this is my second attempt and I wanted to ensure that I had extra pieces in case twisting occurred while drying. I wanted to see which two pieces would make the best coat hooks. After many attempts, I found that using a planar with the vice yielded the best results compared to the draw knives.

Requirements for this BB:

  - Flat mounting surface
  - Round off sharp edges
  - Hand tools only

To get certified for this BB, post three pics.  

Attachment 1   - Your chunks of wood that you are starting with
Attachment 2   - Progress about half way through, with the hand tools you have decided to use for this
Attachment 3   - Final product

Using hand tools only and green wood, I was able to make two coat hooks at the Wheaton labs workshop with a flat mounting surface. After drying, I used a coffee stain.  
The photos below show the chunks of wood that I started with, the progress about halfway through with the hand tools I decided to use, and the final product.

I grabbed two chunks of wood from my brush pile. A piece of Apricot and a piece of Elm, both several years dry.
Overall a fun project and a nice way to spend my time :)

I cut off a birch (betulla) brunch.

I started by flattening the backing while sitting out at the bonfire.

I proceeded by peeling the bark and rounding the edges. I decided to do this inside the house so tomorrow I may get a new badge: sweep the floor

I'll let the hooks dry and then they'll be used in our new place we're moving to soon. Perfect housewarming gift for myself.