Tablet Stand for Recipes

This is a Valentine's Day gift for my girlfriend who uses her tablet to view recipes while cooking.

Obtain wood strips and cut to length. I picked up these hardwood strips for free from craigslist.

Glue the strips together and clamp.

Use a planer to roughly level the surfaces.

Use a belt sander or hand sanding block to fine tune the surfaces.

Saw the ends to a 90 degree angle.

Cut a shelf piece from the end of the plank.

Hand sand the plank and shelf with progressively finer sandpaper.

Glue the shelf to the plank and clamp.

Cut a stand support and an anchor from the leftover wood.

Drill a hole in the center of the anchor and a corresponding hole in the end of the stand support. Then sand the pieces with progressively finer sandpaper.

Fasten the stand support to the anchor with a bolt and wingnut. Glue the anchor to the stand so the stand support is center and flush with the bottom of the plank.

Remove the bolt and stand support. Apply a first coat of polyurethane to all the pieces.

Sand lightly with 220-320 grit paper.

Apply a second coat of polyurethane to the tablet holder.