Music and Guitar Stand Upcycled from old wooden Crutches

Step 6

First we will dry fit the crutch pieces to the base block. Next we will frame the base block and crutch pieces for stability.

You will need the following pieces cut from 1x2 boards.
2- 6.5" pieces
2- 8" pieces
You will also need 2- 6" pieces cut from slats or thin plywood (whatever you have lying around will work, I used a paint stir stick) These will not show so cosmetics aren't important.


Now we will drill pilot holes through the crutches into the center support block, both so that the crutch wood will not crack when we drive finish nails through to secure, and also so that we are able to drive finish nails through the crutch wood. (As it turns out crutches are surprisingly tough and almost impossible to drive a nail through, Sturdy? Go figure!) I used a very small drill bit about the same diameter as my finish nails and a Craftsman Dremel tool.

After you have drilled your pilot holes, add glue between the crutch wood and center support block and nail together with finish nails.

Now place the 8" 1x2's on each 8" side, glue and nail.
Place the 6.5" 1x2's on eash 6.5" end, glue and nail.

Now place your 6" slat pieces in the empty space between the two crutch halves and glue heavily. These are just extra support.