Wall Hanging Ball Rack

Hi All,

My son has several cricket balls, footballs and basket ball. And when I open, my son's toy wardrobe, these balls fall off the shelves or mess up all toys inside

So thought to make simple wall hanging ball rack, that could hold 3 to 4 footballs/ basket balls and with tray to hold cricket balls

In this intructable, I will share, how to make one

Please vote for me

What Do We Need ?

Material

Wooden strips ( 38 MM x 10MM )
Jute Thread ( I had bought this to decorate a bottle, never got time)
Thin Nails
Fevicol / PVA glue
Hammer
Wood Saw
Brown Oil paint and brush to apply

Frame Work

Cut 8 wooden strips for 266mm
Make two squares as shown in pics
On one of the squares fix 3 strips

This will be our tray to hold cricket balls

Paint Job

Sand the wood with 150 Grit sand paper and then with 220 grit
Mix 1:1 ratio for oil paint and thinner, in a large container
Brush thin layer over the wood ( It is recommended to first coat the wood with wood primer, I skipped that part.
Leave the framework to dry for 24 to 48 hrs

Hanging and Threading

Hanging

Using a drilling machine, drill holes on the wall
Hang the bottom and top frames as shown

Threading

I used jute thread, but elastic thread would be ideal
I made simple 3 lines of thread on each sides

Testing and Improvements

I asked my son to test the rack by placing some balls in it and then removing it.

I noticed few issues

• The balls fell over at the corner
• The top frame was stressed too much due tensions of the threads, it needed support

I tried adding an extra support to it and worked the way I wanted

Future improvements

• Paint the supporting stick to match the rack framework
• Replace jute thread with elastic thread or paracord
• May be add support midway to support better

Please share your comments, how I can improve this further

Thanks