Author Topic: Tigersharkdude's Wooden Wrist Rests (Read 4735 times)

tigersharkdude · « **on:** Mon, 14 April 2014, 20:27:43 »

I am changing the layout of this thread, it is now the "Tigersharkdude's Wooden Wrist Rests" thread, I will be posting my work and updates here

This is the first piece that I made, it was an experiment to see if I could do it

I started off with a piece of Pine that was 48" x 9.5". I cut the pine down and made two pieces for the wrist rest (W.R.)
* one 9.5" x 14" for the bottom
* and one 4.5" x 14" piece for the actual W.R.

After gluing and clamping the two pieces together and letting them set for ~48 hours, I angled the W.R. with a table saw
(I ended up angling it farther than this picture shows, I was not happy with this angle, it wasn't "sharp" enough)

After cutting the W.R. down I broke out the sander and went to town on it.

I didn't really like how "sharp" the angle was so I took some more time to further round the W.R. off.

Now I was happy and it was time to start staining, I went with
Minwax brand stain and the color is "English Chesnut" (this was in our garage ... LOL)

I did one coat on the top section first and let it set for about 2 hours and
then one coat on the bottom and let it set for about two hours.

The wood really soaked up a lot of the color of the stain, so I ended up adding another coat of stain to the top and bottom

After I let the stain was dry (about 18 hours) I applied NUMEROUS coats of urethane.

After the urethane was good and dry (dried while sleeping),
I wet sanded everything with 2000 grit WET sand paper.
After sanding I used my buffer and some Meguiars polish to bring out the shine.

hwood34 · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 14 April 2014, 21:18:53 »

That is one of the nicer rests I've ever seen

metalliqaz · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 14 April 2014, 21:21:46 »

Looks good. Does it stay or have a tendency slide off the back?

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 15 April 2014, 07:02:00 »

Quote from: hwood34 on Mon, 14 April 2014, 21:18:53

That is one of the nicer rests I've ever seen

thanks

Quote from: metalliqaz on Mon, 14 April 2014, 21:21:46

Looks good. Does it stay or have a tendency slide off the back?

So far I have not had any issue with the keyboard moving. I had thought about routing 2 notches for the legs on the keyboard to sit in, but I ended up not doing it because it doesnt move.

the unit itself did slide around so I put 4 1" grippy pads on the bottom corners and now it doesn't budge

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 19 April 2014, 22:50:28 »

I'm thinking about sanding it down and either staining it a DARK (almost black color) or painting it black ... Thoughts?

Snikrep · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 13 May 2014, 11:59:56 »

Painting it black would be coool but the pics are no longer available to view so I can't give my honest opinion

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 13 May 2014, 12:57:54 »

Quote from: Snikrep on Tue, 13 May 2014, 11:59:56

Painting it black would be coool but the pics are no longer available to view so I can't give my honest opinion

I'll have to fix those links when I get home. Here's an album link for the time being http://imgur.com/a/lrxia

I am working on W.R. V2 at the moment - http://imgur.com/a/0TfGj

oystein.krog · « **Reply #7 on:** Tue, 13 May 2014, 14:24:47 »

Nice!
The best part of making things yourself is that one can make it exactly how one wants it (or make another one:P).

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #8 on:** Tue, 13 May 2014, 16:40:26 »

OP updated with new picture links

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #9 on:** Wed, 14 May 2014, 11:36:49 »

New wrist rest is finished

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 14 May 2014, 11:54:23 »

Did you stain this one the same green or did you use something else? I like the V2 a lot.

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 15 May 2014, 08:22:27 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Wed, 14 May 2014, 11:54:23

Did you stain this one the same green or did you use something else? I like the V2 a lot.

V2 is stained with "weathered grey". If you are interested in one pm me here or Reddit (PREFERRED and same username)

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #12 on:** Sun, 18 May 2014, 20:42:51 »

A little update, here are some new pieces Ive made

This piece is for QFR - it has a 3/4" pine base plate and 3/4" pine top plate - It is stained in Weathered Grey - and it is FINISHED http://imgur.com/a/0TfGj

This piece is for a QuickFire Storm TK - it has a 1/2" pressed pine base plate and a 3/4" solid pine top plate - It has a custom mixed Green stain - and it is FINISHED - http://imgur.com/a/fR2cJ

This piece is for a Ducky Shine III - it has a 3/4" whitewood base plate and 3/4" white wood top plate - has Ebony Stain - and is still a WORK IN PROGRESS but is nearly complete - http://imgur.com/a/rxh5n

This piece is for a Leopold 660C - it has a 1/2" pressed pine base plate and a 3/4" solid pine top plate - has Ebony stain - and is Finished (finished pics further down the page)(note that the closest edge is completely smooth, the light/shadows is creating the funky area that looks like a gap) http://imgur.com/a/T8R0e

And this is the piece that I gave away on Reddit - PokerII Wrist Rest - it has a 1/2" pressed pine base plate and a 3/4" solid pine top plate - it has English Chesnut stain - and is Finished (finished pics further down the page) http://imgur.com/a/e5nnJ

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #13 on:** Mon, 19 May 2014, 09:17:40 »

Update: The Ebony piece for the DS3 is finished, it is curing and I'll buff it again after cure ... the Leopold and PokerII piece have been poly/wetsand/buffed and a second stage is in the works

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #14 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 11:36:17 »

Shipped out the Ducky Shine 3 piece this morning, also did the final wetsand/buff on the Leopold and PokerII pieces ...... and made a cheapo light box

PokerII piece

Leopold 660C piece

Snikrep · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 13:54:21 »

Dude!!!!!

These look amazing!!

Once you reach the post limit to sell you will have to start doing custom orders for fellow GeekHackers

jwaz · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:06:11 »

Since you have met the requirements to post in classifieds please move any [FS] portions of this thread to the appropriate forum.

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:36:03 »

Quote from: jwaz on Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:06:11

Since you have met the requirements to post in classifieds please move any [FS] portions of this thread to the appropriate forum.

I was told yesterday that it was 2 months before I could list stuff.

I would need to post in the Artisan section, right?

jwaz · « **Reply #18 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 15:24:11 »

Quote from: tigersharkdude on Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:36:03

Quote from: jwaz on Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:06:11
Since you have met the requirements to post in classifieds please move any [FS] portions of this thread to the appropriate forum.

I was told yesterday that it was 2 months before I could list stuff.

I would need to post in the Artisan section, right?

I didn't realize you hadn't reached the 2 month requirement, my bad.

So until then please remove any details regarding a transaction from this thread.

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 15:49:11 »

ok, I was like "guy one says its ok and guy two says its not ..... :mindblown:

I'll go through the posts, I dont think I have said anything about a transaction but i'll delete it if I find it

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 15:51:20 »

Quote from: tigersharkdude on Sun, 18 May 2014, 20:42:51

A little update, here are some new pieces Ive made

This piece is for QFR - it has a 3/4" pine base plate and 3/4" pine top plate - It is stained in Weathered Grey - and it is FINISHED http://imgur.com/a/0TfGj
Show Image

This piece is for a QuickFire Storm TK - it has a 1/2" pressed pine base plate and a 3/4" solid pine top plate - It has a custom mixed Green stain - and it is FINISHED - http://imgur.com/a/fR2cJ
Show Image

This piece is for a Ducky Shine III - it has a 3/4" whitewood base plate and 3/4" white wood top plate - has Ebony Stain - and is still a WORK IN PROGRESS but is nearly complete - http://imgur.com/a/rxh5n
Show Image

This piece is for a Leopold 660C - it has a 1/2" pressed pine base plate and a 3/4" solid pine top plate - has Ebony stain - and is FINISHED (finished pics further down the the thread). (note that the closest edge is completely smooth, the light/shadows is creating the funky area that looks like a gap) http://imgur.com/a/T8R0e
Show Image

And this is the piece that I gave away on Reddit - PokerII Wrist Rest - it has a 1/2" pressed pine base plate and a 3/4" solid pine top plate - it has English Chesnut stain - and is FINISHED (finished pics further down the the thread). http://imgur.com/a/e5nnJ
Show Image

jwaz · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 15:52:48 »

Quote from: tigersharkdude on Tue, 20 May 2014, 15:49:11

ok, I was like "guy one says its ok and guy two says its not ..... :mindblown:

I'll go through the posts, I dont think I have said anything about a transaction but i'll delete it if I find it

appreciate it.

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 16:47:26 »

DELETE

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 20 May 2014, 20:34:29 »

Made a simple wrist rest tonight, it will get the full poly/wetsand/buff treatment after the stain dries

Snikrep · « **Reply #24 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 17:51:02 »

Tigersharkdude I really like the Ebony stain

BTW I would totally hit you up for a rest but I just finished one myself, if you want to check it out.

But I will totally keep you in mind in the future if I want something different than what I have.

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #25 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 17:52:38 »

Quote from: Snikrep on Wed, 21 May 2014, 17:51:02

Tigersharkdude I really like the Ebony stain

BTW I would totally hit you up for a rest but I just finished one myself, if you want to check it out.

But I will totally keep you in mind in the future if I want something different than what I have.

any pics? Id love to see it.

As I am getting more comfortable making these (read figuring out the exact steps) I am starting to experiment. I tried doing a piece with a base stain, then applying a decal, and then staining over it ... it turned out ok (it was just a test). Doing this though isnt budget friendly though, since I would have to do the vector file and then get someone to cut it mail it)

Snikrep · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 17:56:07 »

Quote from: tigersharkdude on Wed, 21 May 2014, 17:52:38

Quote from: Snikrep on Wed, 21 May 2014, 17:51:02
Tigersharkdude I really like the Ebony stain

BTW I would totally hit you up for a rest but I just finished one myself, if you want to check it out.

But I will totally keep you in mind in the future if I want something different than what I have.

any pics? Id love to see it.

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=58355.0

^^ That is the thread that I was doing to showcase the progress

tigersharkdude · « **Reply #27 on:** Fri, 23 May 2014, 09:10:26 »

I finished up the Simple Wooden Wrist Rest this morning. This was the first "simple wrist rest" that I made, I learned some things that I will use on the next piece (Just FYI, Ebony stain is a PITA to work with)

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