The SWMBO says just hang them on nails. I tell her that that may be how
Norm would do it, but not me. I told her I would come up with a better
idea, but haven't yet. I'm really hoping you guys can help me out with an
alternative. The mantel is plain sawn red oak, looks like several coats of
semi-gloss polyurethane. Poly, yes, I know, I know, it was here when we
bought the house.



The stockings (four total) are about 18" deep and will probably contain
about about 5 pounds each. We don't put the stocking stuffers in until the
night before so the fasteners only need to hold the empty stockings for a
couple weeks and then the full weight for about 10 hours.



Kevin in Bakersfield

In article , Kevin
wrote:

The stockings (four total) are about 18" deep and will probably contain
about about 5 pounds each. We don't put the stocking stuffers in until the
night before so the fasteners only need to hold the empty stockings for a
couple weeks and then the full weight for about 10 hours.

Some holes (3/8" or so) in the top that can take wooden pegs, and be
covered with bric-a-brac or ignored the other 364 days? Spaced
properly, they'd be hardly noticed...

"Kevin" wrote in
:

The SWMBO says just hang them on nails. I tell her that that may be
how Norm would do it, but not me. I told her I would come up with a
better idea, but haven't yet. I'm really hoping you guys can help me
out with an alternative.

Do you insist on a solution involving wood? The usual (and easiest)
solution is some sort of decorative metal weight with a hook on the front:

http://www.finehomedisplays.com/stoc...gers_hooks.asp

In article , Murray Peterson
wrote:

Do you insist on a solution involving wood? The usual (and easiest)
solution is some sort of decorative metal weight with a hook on the front

We use those, but they won't hold the 5 lbs Kevin's talking about. At
best they'll hold 2-3 pounds.

Dave Balderstone wrote in
tone.ca:

In article , Murray Peterson
wrote:

Do you insist on a solution involving wood? The usual (and easiest)
solution is some sort of decorative metal weight with a hook on the
front

We use those, but they won't hold the 5 lbs Kevin's talking about. At
best they'll hold 2-3 pounds.


They work much better after bolting a heavy weight onto the backside.

In article , Murray Peterson
wrote:

They work much better after bolting a heavy weight onto the backside.

I bet *that's* quite attractive...

Kevin wrote:

The SWMBO says just hang them on nails. I tell her that that may be how
Norm would do it, but not me. I told her I would come up with a better
idea, but haven't yet. I'm really hoping you guys can help me out with an
alternative. The mantel is plain sawn red oak, looks like several coats
of
semi-gloss polyurethane. Poly, yes, I know, I know, it was here when we
bought the house.



The stockings (four total) are about 18" deep and will probably contain
about about 5 pounds each. We don't put the stocking stuffers in until
the night before so the fasteners only need to hold the empty stockings
for a couple weeks and then the full weight for about 10 hours.

How about putting some pegs on a separate board that goes on top of the
mantel, and then putting some potted plants or something else heavy on top
of it to hold it down? Or make the thing out of lignum vitae grin.


Kevin in Bakersfield

--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

In article , Murray Peterson
wrote:

Obviously it depends on the weight and how it is attached. A chunk of
rusty angle iron would probably be a poor choice for most decors :-)

Better to use a cherry stain on it...

;-)

Kevin wrote:

The SWMBO says just hang them on nails. I tell her that that may be how
Norm would do it, but not me. I told her I would come up with a better
idea, but haven't yet. I'm really hoping you guys can help me out with an
alternative. The mantel is plain sawn red oak, looks like several coats of
semi-gloss polyurethane. Poly, yes, I know, I know, it was here when we
bought the house.

[snip]

Since I built the mantel, part of the front is false and has permanently
affixed hooks screwed into the back. They cannot be seen unless you are
laying on the hearth but hold up the stockings just fine.
mahalo,
jo4hn

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 04:00:18 GMT, "Kevin" wrote:

The SWMBO says just hang them on nails. I tell her that that may be how
Norm would do it, but not me. I told her I would come up with a better
idea, but haven't yet. I'm really hoping you guys can help me out with an
alternative. The mantel is plain sawn red oak, looks like several coats of
semi-gloss polyurethane. Poly, yes, I know, I know, it was here when we
bought the house.



The stockings (four total) are about 18" deep and will probably contain
about about 5 pounds each. We don't put the stocking stuffers in until the
night before so the fasteners only need to hold the empty stockings for a
couple weeks and then the full weight for about 10 hours.



Kevin in Bakersfield


a fireplace shelf to slip over the top of the mantle, like they sell
to make a brick mantle look like antique wood, with candy cane painted
pegs... use every year or until you hate the sight of it.. lol