Making a manicure stand
Now we will look at how you can make a chic wooden stand, which in the store will cost at least 2000 rubles. Even if you buy the material, if you make it yourself, you will spend no more than 500 rubles. In this case, the stand was made for a lamp measuring 20x15x10 cm. Therefore, first you need to take 35 cm long slats and glue them together with PVA glue. Our task is to make three identical plates 35 cm long and 16 cm wide.The thickness of the slats can be 10 - 15 mm. After you glue the slats into a shield, you need to tighten them with clamps and wait a while for the glue to harden. You can cut the slats to the required length using a jigsaw.
After the glue has dried, the three panels that you pulled together need to be sanded. It will be convenient to do this with a grinder, since grinding by hand is much more difficult and takes longer. The ends of the shields can also be leveled on a planer. At this stage, the main task is to make three identical shields and bring them to a smooth state.
Next, for a more beautiful look, you can round the corners of the shields. To do this, make a pattern out of cardboard so that all angles are the same. Using a pencil, mark the curves along the pattern, then cut them off with a jigsaw.
You also need to make the walls of the stand. Since the height of the lamp is 10 cm, the height of the walls can be made 11 cm so that the lamp fits freely inside. The walls can also be made from slats. The width of the walls should correspond to the width of the shields, that is, 16 cm. In the end, you should end up with 5 parts:
- Bottom shield;
- Upper shield;
- A shield that will be covered with fabric;
- Left wall;
- Right wall.
Once all 5 parts are ready, you can begin assembling the stand. For this you can use confirmats, as they provide good fastening. They are also more aesthetically pleasing. Before screwing the confirmat, drill a hole for it with a drill. First you need to assemble a stand of four parts, without a shield, which will be covered with fabric. This detail needs a little work. Take this shield, shorten it on all sides by about 1 cm. This can also be done using a plane or jigsaw.
Now you can start gluing the foam rubber.You can take a whole piece of foam rubber and glue it to the shield, then cut off the corners. In this case, the shield was glued together with pieces of foam rubber. This is also possible. In this case, you need to use Dragon glue.
After the foam rubber is glued, you can begin covering the shield with fabric. In this case, genuine leather was used. If you want to save money, you can use a leather substitute. For covering, you need to take a piece of fabric, with a margin, so that you can wrap the fabric under the shield. The fabric must be stretched and fixed on the back side of the shield with a construction stapler. Thanks to the strong tension in the curved areas, the fabric will be uniform without wrinkles. Once the top part is ready, it can be secured from below with self-tapping screws to the bottom of the stand.
After the stand is ready, it must be covered with varnish in order to protect the wood from moisture. You can use several layers of varnish to achieve a smoother wood surface. If desired, the wood can be tinted with stain. With the help of stain you can make the desired tone of the stand so that it matches, for example, furniture your workplace.
So, if you have the necessary tools, you can easily make a manicure stand yourself. To make it easier, the design of the stand can be simplified, for example, by not making a lower shield.
