making a guitar wall mount

there was some interest latley in these wall mounts that i make .so i decided to try a blog on them .
im going thru this with odd and end parts i have laying around . because i make a lot of them ive made a bunch of jigs so i really dont do it this way . so this is how you would make one .
the first peices to make are these the dimentionsos are on the pic . the 3 in. measurement is off the long point. the angle of the peices is 10 deg. this is the most important part of the project the only thing i would recomend changing is the opening between the angled pieces i have 2 in. . you would only change this if you have maybe a classical guitar or something with a neck wider than 2 in. at the nut

now lets glue them up

the next piece is the back , the most important part of this peice is that it wants to be exactly the same width as your top , you might make the top a little over length then trim the two parts together . so they are exact . now draw a center line . i measure in 1 in. from the top and bottom and countersink to holes . these are used to mount to the wall

now we make the sides . heres where you can dream up whatever you like . ill show a couple that i use . i use the first one a lot because its straight lines and quicker for me to sand out . i have to watch how much time i put into these things .

this one looks nice but a lot more sanding time on curved end grain ignore the holes

with all the parts cut i make pocket holes in the back piece . measuse in about 1 in. from either end and cut two holes these will att. the back to the top .

now i cut two more holes in the back standing on edge i come in about 1/2 in from the BOTTOM edge.and cut one on each side these will att. the back to the sides

the back will now look like this

now cut the holes in the bottom side of the top . i measure in about 3/8 or so from the front edge and cot one each side . these will att. the top to the sides

now with all the parts cut and bored i find it easiest to sand everything out to at least 180 grit .
with that done its time to round over the edges . i use a 1/4 in. roundover bit mounted in a table with no fence . i strongly recommend paying close attention here ! router bits are all take and no give . if you can find a safer way by all means do .

i put my sides together and mark the back edge that will meet the wall so i dont round it over by mistake . and the round over both sides of the rest

then do the bottom edge only on the front side of the back peice and the top side of the top peice including the neck cavity .
sand out all the profiling and its ready to assemble
i clamp it together and get everything lined up and square

flip it over and put the screws in

i put the screws in the back side first then the two under the top . and your now ready to start finishing !
i hope anyone wanting to make one finds this helpful ! more detail than most of you need im sure .
i might mention when i was doing a guitar show in atlanta , george gruhn walked up to my booth and said he never saw a better way to hang a guitar up and he said you own this market ! if you dont know who he is google him . have a great day and happy new year !