The Wood Whisperer » Music Stands http://thewoodwhisperer.com Education and Entertainment for the modern woodworker. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:59:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Dohnn’s Music Stand http://thewoodwhisperer.com/dohnns-music-stand/ http://thewoodwhisperer.com/dohnns-music-stand/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:24:59 +0000 thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=23760 From: Dohnn Wood

Location: Alaska

Amateur or Pro: Amateur

Finish Used: Shellac, Wax

Wood Species: Walnut

Project Description:
This is a piece I designed for one of the teachers at my son’s school. She needed a music stand or podium for her classroom. I have always liked the art nouveau/organic look of Sam Maloof’s work. When I asked what kind of wood she wanted, she said walnut so this is what came out. I was very happy overall with the piece. I particularly like the vertical adjustment as it is virtually invisible in it’s lowest position. I hope to make some other things in this style as time allows. Thanks for the encouragement and your websites. Three years ago when I first started making furniture, your website, Tommy Mac’s(before he went Hollywood) and Charles Neil’s really helped me learn a lot.

]]> http://thewoodwhisperer.com/dohnns-music-stand/feed/ 27 Music Stand http://thewoodwhisperer.com/music-stand/ http://thewoodwhisperer.com/music-stand/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:06:12 +0000 thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/music-stand-project-of-the-week/ This week’s project comes from David. From Sketchup to reality, here’s the story:
“I asked you about a dark mahogany stain a few weeks ago and you suggested I go with Bartley’s Jet Mahogany. Well, I wasn’t able to get the Bartley’s stain in time for Christmas, so I was forced to go with the Polyshades. It didn’t turn out too bad, though it was a very frustrating process. I’ve attached photos of the music stand. The music stand was a gift for my sister Kristina for Christmas. I constructed it out of genuine mahogany. The sheet support spells her initials “KMK”. The height is fully adjustable using the thumb knob on the back of the hexagon shaft. The “hinge” is constructed out of mahogany and again, using the thumb knobs, can be positioned in any way necessary. This was my first real project. I haven’t built anything quite so complex in the past, so I was excited that it turned out better than I expected. I’m a Civil Engineering designer and I use AutoCad for everything I do. I’m also pretty decent at Sketchup, so I was able to model the stand before attempting to construct it in the real world. It certainly made the hinge aspect of the design function correctly the first time.”

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