Next, make the handle. I used a 1 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/8" channel. You could also use flat bar stock, but it would probably need to be 1/4" thick. Don't use a tube section for reasons which will become obvious. Cut a piece about 13 or 14 inches long and grind the cut edge smooth. Drill a 3/8" hole about 1/2" from one end and another 3/8" hole about 1 1/2" in from the first one.
The hook is a 5/16" x 6" screw eye with about 1/4 of the eye cut off. There are also screw hooks you can buy, but usually they have an elongated hook that will get in the way and be difficult to use. The screw eye with a section cut out works better. You also need one or two 5/16" washers and a 5/16" nut; also a 1/4" x 1" hex head bolt, about four 1/4" washers and a 1/4" nut.
For initial setup, put the hook through the hole closest to the end of the bar, and put on the washer and nut. Run the nut down until about 1" of the threaded end of the hook sticks out. With the hook hanging down, put the 1/4" bolt with three washers up through the other hole, then put the other washer and the nut on and tighten the nut finger tight. The assembly looks like this.
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