No. 409
Semi-Circular Tie Rack
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service • Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Charles Cox
State 4-H Program Leader and Program Specialist
Most tie racks are designed to hold only one style of
tie. The rack for the regular style of ties usually has a bar or
hanger to drape the ties over. A rack of this design cannot
be used for clip-on ties.
The semi-circular tie rack illustrated in Figure 1. is designed to hold clip-on, narrow, and wide ties. All you will need
to build this tie rack is two pieces of wood, short pieces of
dowels, and some nails.
Procedure Steps
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Draw a 5 3/4” radius for the base of the tie rack.
Draw a 4 3/4” radius for location of holes in the base.
Draw angle lines as shown on the plan to locate the
centers of holes on the 4 3/4” radius.
Draw 1” diameter circles at the location of the hole
centers.
Draw the 1 1/2” chord distance on the 5 3/4” radius as
shown.
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Draw two lines from chord to center of each circle.
Lay out 2” and 4 1/4” slot.
Locate holes for dowel rods
Lay out back side of tie rack.
Drill and cut wood as shown for completed project.
Round the edges of the 1” holes with sandpaper.
Assemble the pieces and finish.
Oklahoma State University
The author wishes to recognize Pat Lewis, Extension 4-H Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, for authoring previous versions of
this 4-H fact sheet.
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