The toughest job here had to be the forging, and the maker handled it on two fronts: the hooks came out of old hay rakes, and even the bolt heads were forged to match. Shaping salvage steel into both working hooks and matching hardware is the kind of double duty that separates a forged piece from an assembled one.
The build pairs that metal with a Brazilian cherry board. Six dark J-hooks sit along the bottom edge, and each one is held down by a pair of decorative faceted fasteners. The board itself got real treatment at the bench: beveled edges and tapered, pointed ends give it a shaped profile rather than a plain rectangle.
The standout detail for me is the hardware. The hex heads were forged into flower shapes on the hooks, and behind each bolt a nut is recessed into the wood so the back stays flat. The woodburning was done by the maker's girlfriend, with sunflowers, poppies, daisies and wildflowers across the surface. That collaboration clearly paid off.
One open point: the maker figures the rack could hold maybe ten coats, which reads as an estimate rather than a tested number. Anyone mounting it might want to load it up gradually at first. Still, the maker's own verdict that the project came out nice is easy to share from a distance.