Music Stand - graduation present for my Niece

[Ted Phillips]

I recently finished a music stand for my Niece, who is graduating from college with a BA in Music. I used the Woodsmith magazine plans as a starting point, then customized the design as I went along, using almost exclusively hand tools and mortise and tenon joinery. I ended up using walnut for the frame and curly maple for the "staves" in the book plate. I also built it so that the entire music stand breaks down into three pieces for easy transport (essential for a college grad!).

I finished the piece with a wash coat of amber shellac, topped by a custom wax mixture recipe from Don Williams (http://donsbarn.com/). It is a fairly complex blend of natural waxes, resins, and solvent that provides a very beautiful, hard-wearing surface. Gorgeous stuff - I'm glad I hunted down all the ingredients and mixed up a couple of batches.

TedP

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[Jim Becker]

Wow....that's really lovely! What a wonderful gift, too!!

[Lee Schierer]

Very nice. I really like it.

[John K Jordan]

Outstanding! And well adjustable! (Some don't make the effort)

[Ernie Miller]

Music stands are often taken for granted - until you have to use a wobbly one that you can't adjust. Yours is beautiful and functional and I'm sure will be treasured. Beautiful work!

[Ron Citerone]

Very nice piece.............I'm sure she will cherish it!

[Frederick Skelly]

Beautiful! I love gifts that are thoughtfully personal like this - tailored to the interests and needs of the recipient.

Fred

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very nicely executed and great results! She will cherish it, I am sure!

[Charlie Jones]

Beautiful work. She will love it.

[Bill McNiel]

Beautiful - solid design, material selection, craftsmanship and finish. Winner, winner, go eat dinner.

[Will Boulware]

Nice work!

[Mike Henderson]

Great work. Where did you get the hardware you used? (for the adjustments)

Mike

[Mel Fulks]

Handsome piece. I think the take down design would be greatly enhanced by having a case for the three pieces. We have a friend who is a musician and he used to take a couple of fine old stands to gigs. He was shocked to see how carelessly
some of the set up people were with real wood stands. And a fine gift related to music is also an encouragement toward disciplined and productive practice.

[Ted Phillips]

Great work. Where did you get the hardware you used? (for the adjustments)

Mike

Thanks, Mike! I bought a couple of off-the-shelf drawer handles then re-tapped them for 1/4"x25 thread. I cut some threaded rod to length and epoxied one end into one of the knobs. I also got some thin rubber washers and cut them down to the appropriate size and added them to the inside of the adjustment point - providing a bit of grip for the bearing surface.

[Mike Henderson]

Thanks, Mike! I bought a couple of off-the-shelf drawer handles then re-tapped them for 1/4"x25 thread. I cut some threaded rod to length and epoxied one end into one of the knobs. I also got some thin rubber washers and cut them down to the appropriate size and added them to the inside of the adjustment point - providing a bit of grip for the bearing surface.

Very creative solution. Thanks for posting that.

I should build a music stand - my wife is a professional musician.

Mike

[John Petsche]

Great work and finish.