Three hook i-cord maker

On By CarynIn Craft

I saw the viral video of someone making an i-cord using three latch hooks, and saw the subsequent string of videos of people showing how to make them. I have seen 3D printed ones, and tools with the base made out of oven hardened clay. I like woodwork, so decided to make one.

I purchased inexpensive latch hooks intended for rug hooking and broke the metal hook out of the wooden handles. I then made my own wooden handle out of a scrap of 2×2 hickory wood.

Photo description: three holes drilled at the diagonal in a 2×2 chunk of hickory hard wood, with the hooks free of their old handles and held in my hand.

After drilling the holes, I shaped the handle using an oscillating spindle sander with the largest sanding tube with a medium grit. When I had the shape to my liking, I hand sanded with finer and finer grit, getting down to 400. I glued in the hooks using wood glue.

Photo description: shaped hickory handle with three latch hooks in parallel.

To finish, I used Howard’s Feed-N-Wax, which, I was pleased to read, could be used on finished or unfinished wood.

Photo description: three hook cord tool finished with two coats of Howard Feed-N-Wax sitting next to the bottle.

Waiting for the finish to cure is the hardest part. I’m looking forward to testing!