A super stylish headphone stand that I designed that is both simple to make and works really well. Its can be made with just a band saw or jigsaw and a little sanding. The cable holder is just my my favorite drawer pull as featured in my portafilter instructable.

Step 1: Timber Selection

You can use any rectangular block of wood approx 24cm tall, 15cm wide and 9cm thick. You can get the extra thickness by gluing multiple pieces together like I did in this tutorial, just make sure that what will be the front and back of the headphone stand are straight and parallel. You can also glue pieces of plywood together for a funky look as seen in the photos as well.

Step 2: Cutting Out

Firstly if you have glued up your wood cut what will be the bottom of the stand square so that it will stand up nice and straight then glue on your template making sure that the bottom of the template lines up with the bottom of the stand.

Next grab your jigsaw or band saw and cut out the stand making sure to stay just on the outside of the lines.

Step 3: Sanding

After cutting out the stand sand I used my disc sander and spindle sander to sand down to the line making sure all saw cuts are removed and that the curves are neat. If you don't have a spindle sander or disc sander then a small hand sander will work just as well.

Remove the paper template by softening with a heat gun then peeling off, or simply sand off. Sand the entire piece as best you can. This is the longest part for me as the finish you put on later is only as good as the sanding job you have done. I start at 80git, then move to 120g, 220g, 340g and finally 400g.

Step 4: Cable Holder

The next step is to attach the cable holder. This one I used is just a drawer pull I found at my local hardware store. To attach this firstly cut the end off the screw with a rotary tool or hacksaw. Using a drill bit the same size as the screw, drill a hole in the stand near the top almost as deep as the screw. Glue in the screw with superglue making sure to leave a part of the screw protruding to attach the knob. Be sure not to use too much superglue as it will run out of the hole and all over you nice sanding work.

Step 5: Finishing

Before attaching the cable holder coat the headphone stand in your desired finish. I prefer to use wipe on or spray polyurethane. I find using a brush is always harder and messier. Here I used a danish oil poly mixture.

Finally attach the cable knob to the stand and your done!