Cookbook Holder

Cool~~I was thinking of making something like this to hold my reference books at my desk~

-- Ride hard or go home~

I like it ! Looks like a useful addition to any cook’s arsenal.

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

I will be making one of these for my desk at work for reference books. Very cool!

-- - Steve Campbell

Resize it, and it’s a cool iPad or Android tablet stand!

Nice!

-- It's all good, if it's wood...

I’m with the tablet stand option but I do still like it holding a cook book.

-- --- Richard Jackson

Very nice think I might have to build one of them.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

I was just thinking of a book holder for x-mas gifts and yours pops up.
(also tablet/book)
Nicely done.

-- Doug...

Thanks everyone. No tablet yet, but this thing should last for a while.

-- Dan Chiappetta, NYC, http://www.9x7woodworks.com

Nice work. I have a design question however. How stable is the stand with just that one small leg on the back. Some of my cookbooks can reach epic proportions…...somewhat like a dictionary. With the book open to pages near the front or the back, a great deal of weight will be placed on one end of the stand. It appears that it would tip over in that direction. If this is not an issue, please tell enlighten me. I love the clean lines and can see these as gifts.

Cheers,

-- RTex, Wood Wranglin' Cowboy

Hi Tex – Here’s my very non-technical response: The holder doesn’t recline far enough for this to be an issue, but if you made one that reclined almost flat then it may come into play. The entire length of the base is in contact with any flat surface the stand is on. The only way I can see it tipping would be a large force on the far upper left or right corners. Any size book, though, would still have the bulk of its weight in contact with the flat base. With that said, a larger back leg could definitely be worked into the design.

-- Dan Chiappetta, NYC, http://www.9x7woodworks.com

Bingo!

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