

Yup, there's an S in longboards… Martin got very nostalgic after Wille got his, having been a skateboarder back in the days when they were all the rage the first time around (many, MANY moons ago). So he wished for one as a 51st birthday present from his mom. Mom complied as moms do and suddenly there were two and my old system didn't work any more.



Martin and I discussed what to do and because we both agree that they are not nasty to look at at all we wouldn't hide then away but rather display them.



Said and done, hooks were bought, 2x4s cut and we were on our way. Martin soon abandoned the project in favor of a fancy regatta party in Finland but I soldiered on because I now had two boards on the floor in the hallway. No sense in hanging one when I'm tripping over the other so I might as well trip over both, right?



Anyway, for one board I needed two pieces of wood, one with the hooks for the front wheels and one to support the back wheels so they won't touch the wall behind. The width of the wood was determined by the space in between the wheels of Wille's board as his were more narrow than Martin's and I wanted both hangers to look the same and be the same size.



Here's a nifty little hand tool by the way. It countersinks screws. Of course you can do this with a big drill bit over a narrow hole but if you just need a couple sunk it's much more convenient than changing bits back and forth. I wanted these screws sunken because I wanted a nice finish after filling and sanding.





So, here are the for basic pieces drilled and ready. I painted a coat with a color which is very similar to the wall color in the hallway as I wanted the construction to be as invisible as possible. It's not 100% the same though so to make sure I wouldn't accidentally get this paint on the wall when trying to get the wood covered it was a good idea to put a base coat on and do touch ups when on the wall.





Here's how the top bit was assembled. I screwed in the long screws into the wall first. Those screws were then hidden by the hooks that were screwed in on top.





The bottom bit was them screwed into the wall, the countersunk holes filled and sanded and the paint touched up.





This is what this simple construction looks like without the boards. It doesn't make much sense empty…





… but once the board are up it's functional and I think it looks pretty neat. Wille and Martin both love it and so do I, I must admit. Better than expected.





I was a little worried that I might be bothered that the fronts of the boards are not super clean hanging there but actually I'm totally ok with it and since the wheels don't ever touch the wall I'm a happy roomie to my two skateboarders.