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How to Make a Wooden Banana Holder

A banana holder is a stand used in kitchens to keep your bananas off the counter top as they ripen. These devices are simplistic in design and are made to hold a group of bananas by their stock. Build your own wooden banana holder using basic pine materials. A simple wood banana holder project requires no screws or screw guns.

Things You'll Need

Tape measure
Pine dowel, 1 by 9 inches
Pine dowel, 3/8 by 4 inches
Pine board, 1 by 8 by 8 inches
Drill
Drill bit, 3/8 inch
Drill bit, 1 inch
Wood glue
Screw hook, 3 inch

Instructions

- 1
  Measure 1 inch away from the end of a 9-inch dowel and drill a 3/8-inch hole that is 3/4-inch deep. Glue a 4-inch dowel into the hole and let the glue dry according to its instructions.
- 2
  Measure 1 inch away from one of the edges of an 8-inch pine board and drill a 1-inch hole that is ¾-inches deep so it is centered, 4 inches away from the edges that are perpendicular to the edge you measured from.
- 3
  Position the 9-inch dowel into the 1-inch hole on the 8-inch board so the 4-inch dowel is 8 inches above and over the board.
- 4
  Rotate the 9-inch dowel so the 4-inch dowel perpendicular to the 8-inch edge that you measured 1-inch away from to drill the 1-inch hole. Glue the 9-inch dowel in this position and let the glue dry according to the instructions.
- 5
  Screw a 3-inch hook into the end of the 4-inch dowel. You will hang the bananas from this hook.

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