Simple Elegant Guitar Stand

by lennartdemeij

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Intro: Simple Elegant Guitar Stand

I designed this guitar stand to be universal and really simple:

  • no glue
  • no screws
  • no nails
  • just one piece of wood.

In this case I used a board of oak wood, 25mm thick, about 22 cm wide and about 38 cm long.

You can use the template I made and modify it to change the size. I found that a corner of 9º works best on all acoustic guitars, I haven't tried an electric guitar yet tho.

If you decide to make your own I would love it if you'd send me a picture of it at stand@lennartdemeij.com

STEP 1: Transfer the Template Onto Your Board

I printed my tempate on an A4 sized piece of paper and punched holes in it on interesting points so I could draw inside those holes on the wood.

STEP 2: Drill Two Holes

Then I drilled two holes with a drill having the same diameter as the thickness of the board (in my case 25 mm).

I wanted to keep the holes round and just off center to ensure a snug fit.

STEP 3:

I used a fine saw to work inwards from the hole to be able to make the middle cut. This did require some patience however :-)

STEP 4:

I first completed the middle cut to keep the structural integrity intact whilst working on the other hole and finally the last two cuts to finish the guitar stand!

Then I tried to fit the pieces together, sanded, tried again, sanded some more and then the stand was finished!

64 Comments

MarksStuff 3 months ago

Can you post some measurements? It's very difficult for my little brain to figure out.

Sarahr08 1 year ago

Is there an actual printable template? I've tried to make one from the pictures, but it's not so exact..

mloomans22 2 years ago

When printing out the template, to fit on an a4 page, the scale is set to 79% (shrunk down by 21% to fit the whole page)

Should I make it 100, or leave it at 79?

frenchkisslife 3 years ago

Can someone point out where the template can be found. I don't find it in the comments above. I'd love to make this but need some guidance.

Herculesp17 3 years ago

Where is the template? There is non in the download; just the instructions

TheFlunkyChicken 3 years ago

I went back into the comments and found the author's comment where he said he forgot to add the template. There is a file to download there. Tried to link it to this page, but couldn't. Hope this helps!

Herculesp17 3 years ago

Well thanks for the notice, but I have done my own template now :)

TheFlunkyChicken 3 years ago

Haha...good for you!! I’m impressed! Glad you figured it out!

Herculesp17 3 years ago

I made one out of karton first and then out of wood. 2 or 3 samples until i had the right measurments.

TheFlunkyChicken 3 years ago

Love the design!! But I can't seem to find the template in the download. Reading other people's comments, it seems it is included in some downloads but not others? Can anyone help me know how to access that? Thank you!

trevor.musliah 4 years ago

Thanks for this post. Made one for my son. He loves it

lennartdemeij 4 years ago

Very cool with the elongated upper part 🙂

sheenahb 4 years ago

hi, i keep reading about a template but i cant find one, do i make it myself?

Csc149 4 years ago

Hi there I have downloaded the plans but I really need dimensions!! Please help need to make as a gift for Christmas 😀

lennartdemeij 4 years ago

In this case I used a board of oak wood, 25mm thick, about 22 cm wide and about 38 cm long. so the pdf has those measurements.. good luck and please send me photos!

mejones645 7 years ago

add the non hook side of sticky velcro so as to not scratch guitar

gfry 8 years ago

Nice!

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