Scrap Wood Guitar Bookends!

Woodshop Diaries
by Woodshop Diaries
2 Materials
1 Hour
Easy

These scrap wood guitar bookends are a fun and unique way to use up your wood scraps! You can use any shape or design you want, but these guitars were a fun choice!


To get started...

Grab some scrap wood and print out a guitar shaped template. You can do a quick google search for a shape or template you like. Cut the template out and trace onto your scrap piece.

Cut out guitar shape


Use a jig saw to cut out the shape traced on the board.

Cut guitar in half


Drill a hole in the guitar if desired and cut the neck off at an angle like shown. One piece will go on the left bookend and the other will go on the right.

Glue up bookends


Next, Glue up a pair of bookends like shown in an L shape.

Glue guitar to bookends


Apply wood glue to the parts of the guitar that will touch the bookends and carefully set in place and allow to dry completely.

Finish


And that’s it! You can make these any shape you want so get creative! 😉 To finish, you can paint or stain as desired. Since this was made from cherry and poplar wood, I simply applied oil to seal it.

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  • Jennifer Jennifer on Apr 17, 2022

    I love these bookends!! I made some so similar for my son who plays guitar and of course, loves music😄 Scrap wood (freehand drawing to cut out with a jigsaw), 2 wood stain colors, 2 screws (on the bottom of the bookends), and my imagination 😁 He loves them!!

  • Banrman Banrman on Apr 08, 2023

    Yes I would like to make one for my son in law . He plays guitar and reads avidly.

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