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uhm... that's a very good idea. I'm not consider myself a creative person - I'm a technical one! - so thank you, that actually looks very nice! Triple layer? so 60mm in total?

bm101 I don't want to put the speaker on a shelf. The stand will give me freedom to move/adjust the speaker if I wanted to move things on my desk. xy The whole reason why I am putting the vertical beam on a side is to be able to place the stand BEHIND my desk, which is just 10cm from a wall. I...

nev what is a "half diamond"? Pete Yes, asking a local metalsmith to build them for me is an option. I'd like not to go with the shelf, it gets too bulky because of the weight involved.

I am a sound engineer and I see where you are going but on this occasion I will have to compromise. The speakers will be about 130cm high to clear my monitor - hence the 10° rake. I appreciate it won't be perfect sound-wise but this is what my home allows at the moment. I'll play with proper...

Hi all I would like to build two floor speaker stands. The speakers will have to be very close to the wall and the stand must be able to be placed behind the desk which is very close to the wall. Each speaker is 15Kg and I think a stand is a better solution than a shelf (drywall). I am not an...

thanks for your replies. ED65 Yes, absolutely. In fact I tried on an offcut and this time the result was much better so I decided to go with linseed oil. In terms of protection, I feel I'm happy with oil, but thanks for your input!

Hi there, I have built a chest of drawer for my DIY workshop. I used soft plywood. I'd like to coat them with something quick and inexpensive, just to give them a little protection - but I am not looking at anything fancy, just to protect the wood from moisture and wear and tear. The drawers...

I was thinking exactly the same as I could wipe those spots away at first. Yes, thanks, I am aware that danish oil is not pure oil but I think it's ok for my application - that said, please keep considering me as a newcomer to the subject because I am! aww :D Thanks profchris too! Edit...

Hello I have purchased a solid wood IKEA kitchen worktop which I am going to use as a desk. I am using Danish oil to finish it. I sanded the wood with an orbital sander, 120 first, 240 afterwards. 0000 steel wool in between passes. I've started from the back side - so I can experiment. It's...

Hello Phil, took a while but I purchased the dye you recommended. It worked, thank you for your help! I'll make sure I test the colour on a offcut next time!!

Thanks Phil I didn't find that! I'll give that a go. Thanks ed65 too.

Thanks. I had a look around but could only find water-based dye. I'll keep looking - do you have an idea where I could find an oil/spirit based dye? Tony

Lesson learnt! :) Thanks both. Are you aware of a very dark danish oil?

Hi there, My first post here. I'm just a DIY'er and I've built two speaker stands using plywood. I wanted them to be dark in colour so I used some dark oak danish oil I had. I've recently discovered Danish oil and I love it! However, the finishing is not dark enough. I've applied two passes...