Dear All,
My name is David, I have never joined a forum before, so am not exactly sure how this all works, please bear with me if I am not following proper convention.
I am interested in building a guitar rack and was hoping to seek some advice. I have little to no woodwork experience (other than a pencil box I made in yr 7), and also have very few tools, but I am keen to learn and happy to rent equipment (such as an orbital sander) if needed.
Basically, my idea is to mount 6 commercial metal guitar-neck holders to a nice piece of Huon pine timber (see pics - note that the guitars would all be angled at 45 degrees so that they wouldn't be bunched up the way they are in these photos), then mount the piece of timber to the metal uprights of a small flat screen TV panel bracket which in turn would screw into the wall studs. It all seems pretty straightforward, but given these are musical instruments, I don't want to risk this thing falling off the wall.
So, I have several questions:
1. Finishing the timber. I bought the timber direct from the saw mill at Strahan, Tasmania. I spoke to someone there who told me to finish it with "Organoil Hard Burnishing Oil" (see pic). Reading the instructions, it looks like one needs to sand the timber first then apply 2 coats of the oil. Then it says to "burnish" (which I take it is the same as "polish") with a higher grit sand paper - creating a slurry that fills in the imperfections. It all seems designed to give a "satin" finish. However, I'm not actually looking for that silky smooth finish that one sees on pepper shakers etc. But rather, I'd prefer to maintain the rougher timber look - as a contrast to the smooth finish on the guitars. Therefore, is this really the best product for the job? I'm guessing the wood does need some sort of coating to protect it and prevent it from rotting (then again, I've read that Huon pine is pretty resistant to moisture ingress). Also, I love the smell of the raw Huon pine; if I do coat it, will the smell still come through? What about just varnishing the front face, and leaving the back face as is? Or just varnishing the flat (cut) faces and leaving the bark untouched?
2. Attaching the timber to the metal vertical supports. I was looking at something like this for the bracket to mount to the wall (http://bit.ly/1h8Gydy) seems like a simple way to do it. The combined weight of the timber plus guitars is ~25 kg - the same as the max load that the bracket can take. The question is: what type of screws should I use? I have been trying to learn about different types of screws online, lag bolts sound like they are strong enough (e.g. http://bit.ly/1eO1N3w), but it would look a bit ugly on the front. Sex bolts look more aesthetically pleasing (e.g. http://bit.ly/1duGAgM), especially if I cover the flush front side of the bolts with the guitar neck holders. Do you think these would be ok to attach the timber to the metal? How does one use them? I'm guessing I'd drill a hole straight through the timber at the correct spot, then push the bolt through from each side and screw together - but how does one make the bolt head sit flush with the wood? Is this what is called "countersinking" the hole, and if so how do you do that for this type of bolt head (all the countersunk drill bits I have seen online would leave conical holes)?
3. Attaching the guitar-neck holders to the timber. The attachment holes in the metal guitar-neck holders are quite small (see pic), but I assume they are designed to hold the guitars weight nonetheless. Should I just screw these halfway into the wood (which is ~30 mm thick) with a standard wood screw, or should I use smaller bolts that go all the way through the wood?
4. Order of operations. Is it best to varnish first, then drill holes, then attach screws? Or drill first, then varnish (so the varnish can get into the holes), then screw it all together? Or is it better to do the varnishing last?
I have some spare pieces of wood (not Huon pine) with which I was planning to do some test drilling and screwing etc to practice the techniques before trying on the piece of Huon pine.
Apologies once again for what must be very basic and ignorant questions to you all. Appreciate any insights you care to share.
Kind regards,
David
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My name is David, I have never joined a forum before, so am not exactly sure how this all works, please bear with me if I am not following proper convention.
I am interested in building a guitar rack and was hoping to seek some advice. I have little to no woodwork experience (other than a pencil box I made in yr 7), and also have very few tools, but I am keen to learn and happy to rent equipment (such as an orbital sander) if needed.
Basically, my idea is to mount 6 commercial metal guitar-neck holders to a nice piece of Huon pine timber (see pics - note that the guitars would all be angled at 45 degrees so that they wouldn't be bunched up the way they are in these photos), then mount the piece of timber to the metal uprights of a small flat screen TV panel bracket which in turn would screw into the wall studs. It all seems pretty straightforward, but given these are musical instruments, I don't want to risk this thing falling off the wall.
So, I have several questions:
1. Finishing the timber. I bought the timber direct from the saw mill at Strahan, Tasmania. I spoke to someone there who told me to finish it with "Organoil Hard Burnishing Oil" (see pic). Reading the instructions, it looks like one needs to sand the timber first then apply 2 coats of the oil. Then it says to "burnish" (which I take it is the same as "polish") with a higher grit sand paper - creating a slurry that fills in the imperfections. It all seems designed to give a "satin" finish. However, I'm not actually looking for that silky smooth finish that one sees on pepper shakers etc. But rather, I'd prefer to maintain the rougher timber look - as a contrast to the smooth finish on the guitars. Therefore, is this really the best product for the job? I'm guessing the wood does need some sort of coating to protect it and prevent it from rotting (then again, I've read that Huon pine is pretty resistant to moisture ingress). Also, I love the smell of the raw Huon pine; if I do coat it, will the smell still come through? What about just varnishing the front face, and leaving the back face as is? Or just varnishing the flat (cut) faces and leaving the bark untouched?
2. Attaching the timber to the metal vertical supports. I was looking at something like this for the bracket to mount to the wall (http://bit.ly/1h8Gydy) seems like a simple way to do it. The combined weight of the timber plus guitars is ~25 kg - the same as the max load that the bracket can take. The question is: what type of screws should I use? I have been trying to learn about different types of screws online, lag bolts sound like they are strong enough (e.g. http://bit.ly/1eO1N3w), but it would look a bit ugly on the front. Sex bolts look more aesthetically pleasing (e.g. http://bit.ly/1duGAgM), especially if I cover the flush front side of the bolts with the guitar neck holders. Do you think these would be ok to attach the timber to the metal? How does one use them? I'm guessing I'd drill a hole straight through the timber at the correct spot, then push the bolt through from each side and screw together - but how does one make the bolt head sit flush with the wood? Is this what is called "countersinking" the hole, and if so how do you do that for this type of bolt head (all the countersunk drill bits I have seen online would leave conical holes)?
3. Attaching the guitar-neck holders to the timber. The attachment holes in the metal guitar-neck holders are quite small (see pic), but I assume they are designed to hold the guitars weight nonetheless. Should I just screw these halfway into the wood (which is ~30 mm thick) with a standard wood screw, or should I use smaller bolts that go all the way through the wood?
4. Order of operations. Is it best to varnish first, then drill holes, then attach screws? Or drill first, then varnish (so the varnish can get into the holes), then screw it all together? Or is it better to do the varnishing last?
I have some spare pieces of wood (not Huon pine) with which I was planning to do some test drilling and screwing etc to practice the techniques before trying on the piece of Huon pine.
Apologies once again for what must be very basic and ignorant questions to you all. Appreciate any insights you care to share.
Kind regards,
David
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