Free Tie rack plans - A project for the dad who's fit to be tied come Father's Day. In early 2000, two Cambridge University physicists, Thomas Fink and Yong Mao, completed their ground-breaking research into why we knot ties the way we do. Fink and Mao used mathematical models to shed light on the flips and folds of these 400-year-old fashion staples. If it was my research project, I would have figured out how to uncoil the snake's nest of slippery silk found in the deep recesses of even the most diligent tie-wearer's closet. That said, here's how to build a simple pine rack that swings up'to choose the perfect match to that single-stitched oxford'and down, keeping everything out of the way until the next tie day. The rack portion even lifts off the bracket, allowing closer inspection of your prized collection.
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