A Guitar Stand Made to Be Seen

Where and how do you display your guitar? Do you keep it hidden away or stored in a case? Do you wish you would play your guitar more?

This Instructable is inspired by those very questions.

ESPY which means "to catch sight of" is what I named this guitar stand because it revolves around the idea that you're more likely to play your guitar if you see it. Trust me it will soon become irresistible!

Follow along if you want to make a stylish guitar stand!

Materials:

Hardwood Flooring (my stand is made from recycled hardwood floors but you can use your wood of choice)

36in x .5in Aluminum tube find it here at Home Depot

Leather

3D Printer Filament (I use Proto-pasta)

Spray Paint

Wood Glue

Super Glue

Sandpaper

Stain (Optional)

Tools:

Band Saw

Router or Dremel

3D Printer

Belt Sander (speeds up the process but not required)

Vice

Clamps

In order to save time it's best to start up the 3D printer so that those pieces will be done when you want them.

Download the files, set up your favorite print setting, load some filament and hit start.

Once you have downloaded the templates paste them onto the pieces of wood.

Follow the template with the band saw and place relief cuts where needed. Cutting the outside of the template is easy but you might need to get a little creative on the inside. Since I am using recycled hardwood flooring I used 2 separate boards glue together. The first board made up the whole bottom piece and the second board made up the upper part. Because of this method I was able to cut the boards before glueing them allowing easier access to the inside cuts.

If you are using a solid piece of wood you can drill holes at each corner on the inside and then connect those holes with a jig saw.

Another option would be to cut the front piece in half allowing access to the inner cuts and then glue the 2 halves later.

Glue

line up the 2 halves of each side and apply a good amount of wood glue. Clamp the pieces together and let sit overnight.

Finish

Starting with a belt sander use a rough grit to sand down the saw marks and round any corners that weren't cut perfectly.

Move to a light grit and roughly sand all the surfaces of each side hiding any lines form the previous grit.

For the inside I used a dremel set on a stand and smoothed the edges.

Finally use a much smaller grit to finish all surfaces by hand.

Bending the arm:

We will start by measuring out a few points and marking them.

1. Mark exactly halfway (I marked this point using a different color than the rest so I knew not to bend there)
2. From the center mark, measure 5 cm out in each direction and mark. This will create a 10 cm section exactly in the middle.
3. Mark 6 cm out from each 5 cm mark.

Now place the arm in the vice and wrap it with a towel. My vice just happened to be 10 cm wide so I bent the first 2 marks at the same time. (use the support template to help with angles)

The next 2 bends require attention to detail. In order to achieve the correct angle you need to position the arm at a slant and bend the tube at an angle in the vice. ( reference picture 3 ) Study pictures and the support template.

Painting:

Start by sanding the surface of the arm with a light grit sandpaper.

Next spray several coats of your desired color on all surfaces.

By now hopefully your prints have finished and are ready to be glued on.

Using a strong adhesive, glue the 2 arm mounts in place and clamp. (remember that one is for the left and one is for the right)

Next glue the top pad around the arm and clamp.

Once dry, insert the arm into the supports. (glue may be required depending one the accuracy of your printer)

To cut the pads use the 3D printed pad as a template and cut a piece of leather to fit the slot. If the leather is not thick enough then you might need to place a backing on it.

The leather covering the guitar rests can be done in several different ways. I found that cutting a strip and lining the top is the best for protecting your guitar from the wood.

Now that you're unashamed to display your guitar go do just that and I promise you will be more likely to play it!

If you are interested in purchasing one please follow this link to my Etsy page!

BUY IT HERE

THANK YOU!