Brass Dowel Tablet Stand (3 Materials)

I was tired of using random objects to prop my tablet up when I wanted to watch YouTube on it,so I gave myself the challenge of finding 3 materials in my shop and turning them into a nice looking Tablet Stand.

The 3 materials I used are walnut, purple heart and a brass rod.

I made a video of the build for my Channel BCDesign on YouTube please watch thumbs up and subscribe!

• I cut a piece of walnut to make the main body of the stand
• I then adjusted my mitre saw and cut a 25o angle on one end of the walnut piece
• I found 25o was perfect to allow me to watch video on the tablet comfortably.
• I cut a thin piece of walnut to act as a shelf for the tablet to sit on.

• I cut 2 pieces of purple heart
• I marked the angle of the walnut onto the purple heart where it would join the main body of the stand.
• I set the mitre saw and made the cut.
• I taped the 2 legs together and made an angled cut purely for aesthetics.
• You can see the final shape in the pictures above

• I glued all the pieces up and clamped them for 24hrs
• This was the tricky part of the project, due to the angles involved it was hard to get the parts clamped properly.

• I used a compass to mark the centreline on the shelf then measured 3 equal points where the dowels would go.
• I punched a small hole to guide the drill bit for better accuracy.
• I measured the depth I wanted to drill and marked it on the bits with blue and black tape.
• The holes for the shelf and the purple heart legs are different depths so I used black to mark the depth for the purple heart dowels and blue tape for the shelf dowels.

• Use the blue and black tapes on your drill bits to mark how long to cut your brass dowels
• I used a bench hook to help hold the brass rod while I was cutting it.

• I applied super glue to the brass dowels and into the holes drilled to receive them.
• I used a mallet to knock the dowels home then a normal hammer to mushroom the brass for an extra tight fit.
• Sand the project and make sure the brass dowels are all flush with the surface,brass is soft and will sand down easily.

• I sanded the project up to 320grit
• I used danish oil as my finish,I love how it looks on walnut
• I added danish oil until it stopped soaking it up,then waited for 20minutes wiped the excess off and allowed it to dry for 24hrs

I think the tablet stand turned out really well and I love how the brass compliments the walnut and purple heart. The Danish oil really made the grain stand out and the finish looks great!

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