Sorry if some terms are sounding weird, I have no idea how those things are called in English :/
Intention: I have a piece of wood (a thick stick for instance) and some eye bold sticking out of a wall. Now I would like to place said piece of wood on top of it and lock it in position.
Here are some pictures of a test:
The bolts are already in the wall. I cannot thread the wood through the eye and since it will be placed in our living room it should look good.
Things I've tried
- Cable ties -> look terrible but are strong
- Plastic thread -> you see the picture? 🙂 Looks odd, not very stable, fishing threading would be more stable but visually still not great
- Metal hose clamp: Sturdy, looks still not that great but diameter of the eye bolt hole requires a smaller clamp width, small clamp width results typically in a smaller clamp diameter (too small for the wood)
- Bolt through the wood -> wood to thin to bear the weight
Hiding the fastening will be considered, but I am looking for something that looks cool
Best Answer
I'd cut a strip of aluminium or similar sheet metal, fit it around the wooden rod and clamp it to the eye-bolt using a separate nut and bolt that pass through holes in the clamping strip and through the eye of the eye bolt.
If I didn't like to look of the bolt I'd see if I could find a large enough rivet or other type of fastener.