Music Stand - Project of the Week

March 21, 2008 | Filed Under Blog, 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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Comments

5 Responses to “Music Stand - Project of the Week”

  1. Eric on March 21st, 2008 4:57 pm

    That’s pretty damn cool!

  2. Vic on March 21st, 2008 7:18 pm

    Fantastic David! I’m sure your sister was ecstatic. What a great present!

  3. Kris Lauer on March 22nd, 2008 9:34 am

    David, Very Cool! 1st project. I saw the M first and thought it was for MUSIC. I saw the K’s and thought maybe they were just design at first. The color is warm also. Your sister must be very proud of her brother. I am sure she shows this off every chance she gets.
    Great job!

  4. Ron on March 22nd, 2008 6:10 pm

    Wow, really neat. The color looks great. Auto Cad looks invaluable, and maybe someday I can use it like you have. I do like the hinge treatment, and the unique design. Now start turning out some more great work!

  5. Ray Cashman on March 23rd, 2008 8:11 am

    I love it .Your wife no doubt appreciates your efforts, which must have been considerable in order to make such a fine stand.
    I have been telling my wife (a classical\celtic guitarist) that I would build her a wooden music stand (and one for me too-an electric guitar player) but I have been unable to find plans anywhere. Any ideas.
    - Thanks very much.

    Raybo.

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