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strooper
48
Jun 3, 2017
I'm a woodworker. I purchased one of these from the photos. Why? I saw nice wood, good craftsmanship and a nice finish. I could do all of this pretty easily, but getting good wood to make a single stand results in a lot of extra wood. If I had another project in mind for the same wood, that's no problem, but I didn't, so I ponied up. The craftsmanship of the delivered product is good. The glue-ups are solid. The shaping is professional. That leaves the finish. Well... I should have made my own headphone stand. I could accomplish the same finish in 5 minutes. Want to know how? Rub a wax on. Wait 3 minutes. Rub it off. Put stand in box. Ship.
Let me put this in context. If you don't have a planer, can't glue up wood, or don't have a bandsaw (or much better yet a shaper and a template), then consider buying one of these. Otherwise, save your money and make something specific to you for less $, more fun and with a much, Much, MUCH, better finish.
This is something I see a lot of in Etsy and other places--cut a nice piece of wood, rub on a wax or a single linseed oil coat, and ship. That's not a finish folks. You purchased wood because wood is beautiful, it evolves, it lasts. All of this is true but only when finished right. A headphone stand is not a wooden spoon. Put a reasonable coat on it.
TheTaylor
3
Jun 5, 2017
strooperHi Stroop thanks for your feedback, do you have any images of the finish you are disappointed in? We finish these with oil based poly not wax or linseed oil. We use oil instead of wax to help give some protection from dings, with the purpleheart and padauk we also spray a UV protective coating before the oil poly to prevent discoloration due to UV light from windows.
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