4 the love of wood: ROPE HANDLES

Time for the tutorial on the big nautical rope handles I used on my beach dresser. They work really well
on these drawers and look incredible. It took some time to find the rope I wanted to use but in the end
I nailed it.

SUPPLIES

My rope handles are made with a large brown rope I found at
Michael's craft store. It is soft and nice to touch. I bought
EYE SCREWS from Home Depot to attached the knotted
rope to the drawers.

I could use EYE SCREWS or EYE BOLTS but the bolts
were too long for these drawers. When shopping for your
supplies remember your "EYE" must be big enough for your
rope to fit through.

EYE SCREWS actually screw into wood and hold tight.

EYE BOLTS fit into a pre-drilled hole and is held by a nut

on the opposite side.

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HOW MUCH ROPE

First thing I did was to measure how much rope I would

need. I tied a knot in one end to see how much length would

be required for each knot, that's when I realized I had to go

back to Michaels for more rope. The knots use a lot.

After one more trip to the store I had enough rope for my project.

#1 Tie one end of the rope through an EYE SCREW and pull the knot tight.

#2 Now screw that EYE with the knot, into the front of the dresser.

#3 Take the second EYE and screw it into

the drawer front on the other side.

#4 Now thread your rope into that second

eye and tie the next knot and tighten it.

#5 The last step of making each handles

is to cut the rope and flare the ends.

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NOTE:
If I were to use EYE BOLTS I could tie the rope to both bolts
and then insert them into the drawer at the same time.
This is easier but requires an additional step in many cases.
Cutting the excess bolt shaft if too long for the drawer thickness.