How to Make a Copper Paper Towel Holder

Add a touch of glam while saving counter space in your kitchen with a copper paper towel holder.

Copper Paper Towel Holder

Add a stylish touch to your kitchen by displaying a DIY copper paper towel holder.

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Materials and Tools:

2" round wooden dowel
wiping cloth
ebony wood stain
clear satin polyurethane
hack saw
miter box and saw
1/4" soft copper refrigeration coil
paintbrush
220-grit sanding block
long nose locking pliers
1/4" x 2" dowel screw
3/8" drill bit
3/16" drill bit
pencil
tape measure
drill

Cut Dowel

Measure and mark the 2-inch round dowel at 3" with a pencil. Cut the dowel on the mark using a miter box and saw.

Measure and mark the 2” round dowel at 3” with a pencil.

Measure Dowel

Measure and mark the 2” round dowel at 3” with a pencil.

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Cut Dowel

Cut the dowel on the mark using a miter box and saw.

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Drill Hole in Dowel

Measure 1" from one end of the cut dowel, and make a mark with a pencil. Drill a hole through the dowel on the 1” mark with a 3/8” drill bit. On the opposite end, drill a hole in the center of the face of the dowel with a 3/16" drill bit. Insert a dowel screw into the pre-drilled hole, and tighten down 1" into the dowel using long nose locking pliers.

Measure 1” from one end of the cut dowel, and mark with a pencil.

Drill a hole through the dowel on the 1” mark using a 3/8” drill bit.

Drill a hole in the center on the face of the dowel with a 3/16” drill bit.

Insert a 1/4” x 2” dowel screw into the pre-drilled hole, and tighten down one inch into the dowel using long-nose locking plyers.

Measure Dowel

Measure 1” from one end of the cut dowel, and mark with a pencil.

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Drill Hole in Dowel

Drill a hole through the dowel on the 1” mark using a 3/8” drill bit.

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Copper Paper Towel Holder

Drill a hole in the center on the face of the dowel with a 3/16” drill bit.

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Insert Screw

Insert a 1/4” x 2” dowel screw into the pre-drilled hole, and tighten down one inch into the dowel using long-nose locking plyers.

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Apply Stain

Lightly sand all edges of the dowel with a 220-grit sanding block. Apply ebony stain to the wood dowel, and allow to penetrate for three minutes. Wipe off excess with a dry cloth. Apply a coat of clear satin polyurethane to preserve the finish and protect the wood. Allow to dry according to the label instructions.

Apply ebony stain to the wood dowel, and let it penetrate for three minutes.

Apply a coat of clear satin polyurethane to the round dowel to preserve the finish and protect the wood.

Sand Dowel

Lightly sand all edges of the dowel with a 220-grit sanding block.

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Apply Stain

Apply ebony stain to the wood dowel, and let it penetrate for three minutes.

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Apply Polyurethane

Apply a coat of clear satin polyurethane to the round dowel to preserve the finish and protect the wood.

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Cut Copper Coil

Uncoil the copper coil. Make a mark with a pencil at 30”, and cut on the mark with a hack saw.

Uncoil the 1/4” soft copper refrigeration pipe.

Uncoil the 1/4” soft copper refrigeration pipe, and make a mark with a pencil at 30 inches.

Uncoil Copper Pipe

Uncoil the 1/4” soft copper refrigeration pipe.

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Measure Pipe

Uncoil the 1/4” soft copper refrigeration pipe, and make a mark with a pencil at 30 inches.

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Cut Copper Pipe

Cut copper coil using a hacksaw.

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Bend Copper Coil

Slide the copper coil through the hole in the wood dowel. Measure to make sure the dowel is centered. Slowly bend each side of the copper pipe down away from the dowel, creating a triangular shape. Measure and mark 3” from each end of the copper pipe with a pencil. Slowly bend each end at the 3” mark, making sure not to kink the pipe.