Heath's Woodworking Projects

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:13 pm

I'm knot sure I'd use pallet wood for that project. Ya just don't know WHERE that wood has been, if it's been treated for bugs and what was on it.

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:13 am

With that warning taken under consideration... any ideas or suggestions for assembly?

One idea I had after initially posting my question was to use dowels as arms coming off the post to support each shelf as this crude drawing shows.

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Don't glue the dowels in, just insert them into holes drilled in the post. Put in the lower level dowels, slide the bottom shelf over the post down to rest on the dowels, put in the middle level dowels and slide the middle shelf on, put in the top level dowels, slide on the top shelf. Reverse the process to break down for more compact transporting.

Thoughts?

BuckeyeDennis · Post by **BuckeyeDennis** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:34 am

Instead of using a solid 4x4 post and cutouts in the shelves, it might be easier to assemble it more like a table lamp.

Cut the 4x4's so that they act as spacers between the shelves. Bore through-holes both in the spacers and the shelves. A dowel could be used as the "spine" if you want to glue it together.

Personally, I'd probably use a length of all-thread and bolt it together, so that it can be disassembled. A mounting block with blind nut, fastened to the underside of the top shelf, would keep the fasteners invisible.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:40 pm

The image makes it look as though the center post is a 4x4 but looking more closely at Pinterest images online, I do not believe it is. I believe it is more like 2 1/2 x 2 1/2.

This is based on an assumption that the shelfs are 3/4" thick. It is a guessing game from there.

My concept done in Sketchup.

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If you have Sketchup on your computer and you want this file just let me know and give me an email address that I can send it too.

reible · Post by **reible** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:20 pm

This looks like simple project I've got on my to do list. In my case I wanted to put plants on it, for out side this coming summer.

My plan was to make the same 3 layers. I was thinking of making each layer then making two spacers. The spacers would be centered and attached to the layers with screws. My though was to use 2x4's shaped into a hexagon for the spacers but on a grander scale then the one pictured shows.

+++++++++++++++ warning pallet wood speak again+++++++++++++++

I would NOT use pallet wood. I had gone to a presentation once where pallet wood was discussed as use for home work shops. These pallets can and do go to all sorts of "bad" places and have all sorts of "bad" things set on them. Who knows what leaks or is spilled on them, or what was on the floor when they were put down. Back then PCB's were in the news, contamination was showing up in places where they should not have been. Want to guess how they got there? Yep pallets. All the contaminated waste was put in drums and transported on pallets to be disposed of. The pallets were then reused for all sorts of things....

Ever wonder why there is so little insect damage to pallets? You can find ones that are 20 years old sitting on the ground and nothing has tried to eat them? I'd be wondering too.

I've posted this same information many times here but people feel they either don't believe it or it will not happen to them. I am not like that, so I do not use pallet wood for anything.

Ed

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:20 pm

I didn't even have time to start on the cupcake stand before the party. Hopefully I'm off the hook for that. I did get some shop time today and threw this together.

It's a guitar wall hanger for my son. The last one I made was just a couple dowels stuck in a block of pine and was painted. It worked, but was ugly.

I wanted to make something a bit more attractive this time. I also wanted it to be more functional and work with just about any style guitar head. He's wanting to hang his Fender electric right now, but I could see him changing his mind and hanging the acoustic instead or getting a different electric.

So I came up with a way to make the "fingers" rotate to fit the type of guitar head.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:41 am

When I throw something together is sure doesn't come out looking that nice. I can't wait to see what you can do when you really take your time

idcook · Post by **idcook** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:44 am

heathicus wrote:I didn't even have time to start on the cupcake stand before the party. Hopefully I'm off the hook for that. I did get some shop time today and threw this together.

So I came up with a way to make the "fingers" rotate to fit the type of guitar head.

Looks great and that rotation feature is a smart solution in anticipation of future changes by the user. Maintaining its usefulness for the guitar of the moment.

joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:31 pm

Wow if you just threw it together I would like to see it if you took you time. Nice work.

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:23 pm

I made a second matching guitar hanger for my son. He liked the first one so much he wanted to hang both guitars (he has one electric and one acoustic).

My wife shared a picture of them on Facebook and one of her friends asked if I wanted to sell a few. She'd place an order if I did.

I've never sold anything I've made before. I'm not even sure I want to start. But, if I did make more of these guitar hangers to sell, what would be a decent price to put on them? I have no idea what would be a fair price for both of us.