Bamboo Wood Key Holder

We've been using command hooks to keep our keys in check, and they've been great—no more lost keys! But since we love adding a personal touch to everything we use, we thought it’d be fun to design something that felt a bit more like us.

When we noticed all the leftover triangles from our pizza board project, it seemed like a shame to toss them. So, we decided to repurpose them for this new project. From there, the idea of creating a simple design with these triangles and adding hooks came to life. It's a small, fun way to make something practical a bit more "us."

Process:

1. With the triangles already cut from the Pizza Board all that was left was to pick the choicest one to become our new key holder.
2. We applied our signature asymmetric front and back chamfer, because what MelonPickle project would be complete without it.
3. We sanded up to 320 grit for a nice luxurious feel, water popped the grain and sanded it back.
4. Wanting to align the holes perfectly and ensure straight hooks, we opted for pre drilling holes on the drill press. Unfortunately, the appropriate drill bit was too small for our chuck to hold onto properly. We used some tape to add something for the drill to grab hold on to, and it worked until the last end hole, on which the drill bit snapped deep in the wood preventing any form of retrieval, and blocking any symmetry because it was blocking the hook from going in.
5. Start again. With the drill bit stuck in the wood and no way to get a hook in without destroying the wood, the only option was to repeat all the steps again on another triangle
6. With a nice new chamfered and sanded triangle, and no longer having an appropriate pilot hole drill bit, we decided to mark the locations, and screw the hooks in by hand. This worked well, however, one of the hooks snapped at the surface while screwing it in. Fortunately it was the central hook, and we were left with 4 symmetrical hooks despite this mistake.
7. We then put the nearly completed key hook in the laser and etched the design that makes it perfect for by our door. 

With that project complete, our house feels even more like home—just like every little piece we create. It’s the small, personal touches that make our space truly ours.

 Things to Improve on

• Firstly make sure to buy an appropriate drill bit with an expanded shank so that it fit's in the drill without any jerry rigging so that it doesn't break in the wood
• Source better quality hooks so that they are not prone to snapping when screwing them in