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I was inspired by jerry118's adjustable music stand. This was my first real attempt at hidden joinery techniques. I really had a lot of fun (when I wasn’t frustrated with my own lack of knowledge). I made some rookie mistakes. Luckily, hubby was able to advise me how to correct them without scraping the whole darned project~LOL. The wood types are Curly Maple and Cherry. There is a stablizing brass hinge at the top and friction lid hinge to allow for adjustablility. For height adjustability there is a removable peg.
I gave the music stand to my father for Christmas in 3 different packages. The first package had just the peg. My father’s sense of humor about what the different possibilites for the peg could be had everyone laughing. The second package had the base. He really was dumbfounded now. And the laughter continued! And finally he opened the last package (which he had guessed was a snow shovel) and was very surprised. This is the first gift I’ve given him in 10 years (or more) that he HASN’T correctly guessed before opening! It made for a fun Christmas Morning!
-- Robbinscabin
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Russel
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posted 301 days ago
Nicely done and an interesting design. And, a great story to go with it.
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wadestock
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posted 301 days ago
Now you’ve inspired me to finish my music stand. How did you connect the feet to the upright?
rwyoung
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posted 301 days ago
Neato! And it must have been very satisfying to stump the ol’ man for a change!
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robbinscabin
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posted 301 days ago
Aww, thanks guys!
Wadestock~Simple dowels and glue. It’s surprisingly strong but…IF I ever do another one I’ll attach the two side feet with screws before putting the upright together.
rwyoung~Stumping Dad was definitely the best part of Christmas for me this year! Well, worth all the work.
-- Robbinscabin
rikkor
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posted 301 days ago
Great story to go with a very nice stand. Thanks for posting it.
Dusty56
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posted 299 days ago
Great job indeed ! Is it just my monitor , or is Dad wearing Camo slippers ? (or did he step in something out in the barn ?)
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
robbinscabin
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posted 299 days ago
Don’t Adjust your Monitor! Those are indeed Camo slippers…BUT WAIT There’s More…As a special Holiday treat don’t miss the Camo Christmas Stocking! Last year he received Coal.
-- Robbinscabin
Dusty56
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posted 299 days ago
Hahahahahaa LOL Thanks Dad : )
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .