At long last, the TV stand is finished! I didn’t take many photos with the project but I did record the entire build… In hindsite, watching footage of me running boards through the planer and table saw probably isn’t your idea of fun, so I’ve put together a video just highlighting the assembly and a quick wrap up of the project.
Here are some of the finer points of the project, just in case you’d like to build one for yourself.
Specs/Features:
- 44.5″ W x 19.5″ D x 19.75″ H
- Holds approximately 96 DVDs
- Hides speaker wires
- Removable top insert
Jointery Methods:
- Pocket hole
- Biscuit
- Dado
- Feet mount to case with 1/4-20 studs into threaded inserts
Glue:
- TiteBond
Hardware:
- Full extension drawer slides
- Threaded inserts
Finishing:
- 2 coats Minwax Walnut stain
- 2 coats Minwax PolyCrylic matte
Here are the plans to build your own with just a few “rules”.
- First off, these plans are free, so at a minimum, give credit where it’s due. If you share these on social media (please do!), tag my account!
- When all your friends say “Wow! Awesome TV stand!” tell ’em “I know, right!” 🙂
- Please feel free to ask questions. If I missed something or you think an improvement could be made, I’d like to know about it.
- Pictures of your project are pretty much expected 🙂
Finally, if you’d like to make a donation for these plans, I’d be honored. This is not an obligation. I wanted to offer these plans since one of my biggest objectives with blogging is to give back and enrich the woodworking community!
Save and print the plans here! TV STAND PRINTS [paypal_donation_button]
Check out these other posts on the TV Stand design and progress.
Disclaimer: These plans do not include any items shown on the TV Stand. They are only drawings with which you can build your own piece of furniture.
Hi Mike, I’ve been trying to build a tv stand following your plans for my wood working class in school and we can’t seem to figure out how all of it goes together. If you could please explain further than what the video does how everything comes together that would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Robert
High Robert,
What is causing trouble? If you’d like to send me an email (mike@woodshopmike.com) with your phone number, I’d be happy to call and talk through the project with you.
For starters though, the top and bottom rails are the components that “bind” the case together inside the rabbeted edge where the molding is. These “frames” are assembled with biscuits at the mitered corners.
Does that get ya headed in the right direction?
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Mike- the tv stand drawer boxes are 7.5″ high, but the drawer front is shown as 6.25″ high. Is there a dimensional error?
Thanks, Bruce
Hi Bruce,
Oh man yes that is an error! Thank you for catching it. I’ll update the prints asap. Let me know if you catch anything else.
Regards,
Mike
Bruce,
The plans have been updated in the post. The height of the drawer sides, front, and back are 5.75″
Thanks again! I’d love to see your project when it’s finished.
Regards,
Mike
Hi Mike, Such a great idea and something I would love to do also! Great job!
Thanks Robert!