[arthurs]

You bet Ron, drop me a PM.

[jon_010101]

My flexi plan was to basically copy the Mapleshade rack.

2" thick maple shelves, with 3/4" or 1" threaded rod at all 4 corners.
I don't think it would be too light....

I just like the look/sound of the thick maple shelves

I've had a variant of this since 2000, but I used cheap 1" MDF ... mebbe upgrade in the future

It is quite heavy, probably 70 lbs, even with the "thin" shelves.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vbudg&1107923045&read&3&4&

[Brad]

Jon,

Looks nice and sturdy.
I have a Scott 350 tube tuner too - very nice piece.

Maybe I'll do Maple for the top and bottom with MDF for the middle shelves.
I can swap out the MDF shelves for maple as I can afford them - not a bad idea.

[jon_010101]

Looks nice and sturdy.
I have a Scott 350 tube tuner too - very nice piece.

Maybe I'll do Maple for the top and bottom with MDF for the middle shelves.
I can swap out the MDF shelves for maple as I can afford them - not a bad idea.

Hi Brad, that little 350C sounds even a bit better than my Denon ... It was pretty grody when I got it, but the price was right, i.e., free.   Scott made some nice gear  

The MDF is very strong... absolutely no sagging even with 60 lbs of amps up top.  It looks fairly respectable with a nice coat of paint, especially when not dusty.  But some day I will get some proper hardwood.  The associated nuts are more expensive than you may expect.  I have bridge-grade steel hardware and was told that (if not misappropriated) it would be >$75 worth.  Of course, those 3/4" nuts and bolts would support hundreds of lbs of solid-steel shelves if desired -- total overkill

[JDUBS]

My flexi plan was to basically copy the Mapleshade rack.

2" thick maple shelves, with 3/4" or 1" threaded rod at all 4 corners.
I don't think it would be too light....

I just like the look/sound of the thick maple shelves

Brad, this is precisely what I'm doing!  I bought four 24" x 15" x 2" maple butcher blocks from Tony's Woodshop (awesome prices, btw) and am doing a flexy.

The wood is here...just waiting on the hardware!  Should be pretty awesome, I think / hope.

Jim

[Brad]

Got some pricing from Tony - very quick response - looks like he does excellent work as well.

I was also poking around ebay and came across a guy selling butcher blocks made from reclaimed maple from a 200 year old barn.  The wood has a real character to it.  I sent him an email hoping he can make me some shelves to size.  I like the idea - both of reclaiming the wood - and having shelves made from trees that were around before the Revolutionary War.  Talk about 'break-in' already completed

[rcarlton]

I want to make a public: thank you!  to arthurs for allowing me to pick up his VTI rack. Goes great in my bedroom, the cherry matches my furniture perfectly.

[arthurs]

no sweat Ron, as we discussed, I was glad I could pay it forward!

Enjjoy!   

[jon_010101]

I bought four 24" x 15" x 2" maple butcher blocks from Tony's Woodshop (awesome prices, btw) and am doing a flexy.

Can I inquire as to how much you paid?  This is exactly what I would want, and I'm even within driving distance from Tony's.   

[JDUBS]

I bought four 24" x 15" x 2" maple butcher blocks from Tony's Woodshop (awesome prices, btw) and am doing a flexy.

Can I inquire as to how much you paid?  This is exactly what I would want, and I'm even within driving distance from Tony's.   

PM sent!

[seasterl]

Order up a custom design to be exactly what you want.

[JoshK]

Second, third and fifth Chris @ timbernation.com on wood racks.  I had him build all my placks that I made racks out of.  He is a great guy too.