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Guitar Player Footrest

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To start the body, I cut the bottom first, getting the proper dimensions by using straight edge on the top of a front leg, and moving the legs until the tops and bottoms all lined up.
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To start the body, I cut the bottom first, getting the proper dimensions by using straight edge on the top of a front leg, and moving the legs until the tops and bottoms all lined up.

  • I started this project with the legs, cutting some 2x4 chunks to rough lengths and then building some paper templates to get the pairs shaped identically.
  • Using a coping saw, I cut the shape of the legs, and then laid them out at the right width for the final box in order to draw a straight line at the proper angle for the lid, and cut that as well.
  • To get rid of the saw marks I used sandpaper wrapped around a dowel, and spent some time getting all the curves nice and smooth.
  • Once the edges were smoothed, I took the legs to the router table and rounded the corners.
  • The step of notching out the legs to fit the body of the box proved a rather tedious one. I started with manual chiselling, but wound up resorting to plunge cuts with my oscillating tool, and then cleaning up the remainder with chisels.
  • To start the body, I cut the bottom first, getting the proper dimensions by using straight edge on the top of a front leg, and moving the legs until the tops and bottoms all lined up.
  • I cut the sides of the box, and then planed some 45 degree angles onto the bottom and sides to match them a little neater.
  • With all the pieces cut, the next step was a coat of stain for the legs and some polyurethane top coat for everything.
  • The box and legs assembled into one piece with screws from the inside, which I didn't need to bother hiding because they'll be covered with felt in the end.
  • The last piece to be added was the lid, which was a 3/4in piece of oak. I shaped it to my slightly-less-than-square legs, rounded the top edges on the router, and then used the router again to freehand the circles for the hinges on the inside.
  • With some felt glued to all the inside surfaces, this guitar box is finished! The hinges offer a gentle closing so it can't slam shut, and also have just enough resistance to hold the lid open as well.
  • With the lid closed, the box offers a variable-height platform for a seated guitarist to place their foot on, while presenting a beautiful enough appearance to not be out of place in the setting of a church, where it will be used.
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