Natural Wood Indoor Bicycle Stand for Under $15 USD

Step 3 Assembly and finish.

Assemble the riser clusters first. The Gorilla glue folks recommend dampening the wood that is to be glued. I used a damp sponge. To spread the glue as thinly and as uniformly as possible, I cut the ends off several Q-Tips. The remainder was very much like a lollipop stick, and made an excellent tool for laying down a thin, uniform layer that completely covered the area to be glued. To make sure that I put glue only where it was needed, I put glue on the smaller of the two surfaces to be joined. I let each assembly dry for 2 hours.

If you make a stand similar to mine, you would assemble 4", 8", 12", and 10.25" risers in a row. When that dries, attach the 10.25" frame support riser. Assemble the 12" base pieces to each vertical support assembly. The last step is to attach the base ends.

I varnished the stand in steps. I first put two coats on the base, allowing the first to dry before adding the second. Then I turned the stand upright and applied four coats of varnish to the upper surfaces.

As a final step, I added right-angle braces at the end with the least amount of glued surface area. I pre-drilled the screw holes with a 5/64" bit to make it easier to drive the small screws.