Make a cookbook stand 

Steve, no joking around, that's a great design. It looks great and works great.

Hey that is a great idea! Although I don't cook that much I am always using books in my shop some of them don't stay open. I can use this in my shop and continue to microwave my chicken pot pies. thanks

Nice little project

That cross bar is really nice. It is a cookbook stand hack for sure. Thanks for the video.

Steve, I enjoy your videos and your down to earth attitude. I know the safety police sometimes come and tell you what you did ( that might be unsafe), so I thought I would beat them to it. When you cut down on the chop saw (the round part for a flat), because it is not seated against the fence (flat against the fence), it could grab, twist and pull your fingers in. When I need to cut something like this, I use a scrap of wood to hold the part down instead of my fingers. Blair

Dear Steve , you have made a super stand for books , 👌 !!

Very Impressive Steve. I also enjoy both woodworking and cooking and I think I will be making one. Thank You very much as usual.

nice job, great idea

@thewooforfun Cooking has a lot in common with woodworking. They are both about ideas, inspiration, design, execution and presentation. You improve with experience and throw away a lot of disasters in the process.

I used my table saw. A simple jig that drives safety monitors crazy. Look for the technique in one of my first videos "Build a decorative pot holder with scrap wood".

If you're going to make another one, may I recommend taking a look at how collapsible music stands work? They have two swinging metal bars in the upper corners, that can be used either to widen the stand so you can fit more sheets of music notes on it, or they can be used to hold the paper in place. (Also, since they're made of metal, magnets are extremely useful for keeping everything exactly where you want it.)

Thanks Steve.... Started off making one for the bride but am on # 7 for daughters and grandaughters,,,Tweeked your design by just rounding over the "elevation" block and used 2 ea. 3/16ths 7 x 3's slabs rather than a whole sheet for the back.

thats a cool idea.

Great, I am going to build one myself, thanks for the idea. Keep up your good work I really like your videos and will keep on looking at them.

You said a couple of projects ago (in the silverwear drawer organizer) that anything that's adjustable never gets adjusted and then here comes totally adjustable cookbook holder :)

This is genius!! Wish I had one.... maybe my hubby will make one for me :)

@Buzzsawman It's funny, because after I made this I thought the same thing! Too many woodworking books include plans flop shut when you try to use them in the shop and need to keep referencing them.

A tip, for the sliding of the backsupport to be smoother, use candle wax!

man, that stand is AWESOME! :D

@xaboo Yeah, MicroJig sent me some too. They are pretty cool. I'll post a video in a couple weeks. Mine will probably be a bit different from Marc's!

you really know your stuff, wish I could make that but alas, no tools like that.

thanks for this great Idea! I made 2, (in my own design, I just took your Idea of making a cookbook stand) not adjustable, but works great. One I gave to a friend, she said very happy thank you and uses it daily for everything, eccept cookbooks.... :-)

I really like this.

For the back support, you could've also made a dove tail and reverse dove tail cut like you did on your "knitting needle" box.

Any chance we could see Ryan Mackey's stand as well? I can't seem to find it online anywhere. This is an excellent stand by the way; love the way the form follows function, but it still comes out super stylish!

You could also use it as a tablet stand.

Bon appétit a toi The third leg is genius. How did you cut the round legs?

otimo seus trabalhos .parabens

THIS PROJECT IS VERY WONDERFUL, I WILL CREATE A PRA MIM.GOSTEI VERY SAME.

That's a nice gripped u are using do u watch the wood whisperer he did a whole episode about those on youtube

@prenosilj124 Haha...well, I've learned how to edit better. ;-)

hey i see u use the grr- ripper u should do a video on it you could have used sliding dovetails

You should make videos of you cooking!

Hi Steve I'm a really big fan of your videos and I wondered if you could make plans for this project thanks!

I'm going to make on for my woodworking books lol

Hi Steve, I love this project, I would like to be able to adapt in some way to the upper cabinet so as not remove workspace in cubuerta, (some kitchens are very small) and I subscribed to your channel, I love.

Hey Steve, awesome project you have there! Just a question though: from my experience cooking can get a bit messy, so if the books are not your own, maybe some sort of covering would be beneficial? Anyways, I really love your videos!

Can you put the bar diagonnally to fit a big book on the first or last pages?

@argiopetube just do the same thing but not so wide. a good way to use some workshop scraps :D

That's great man. Now put it on a swing arm that holds the book at eye level so I don't' have to bend over to read it! One more trick to avoid getting new glasses. heh heh

hey i see u use the grr- ripper u should do a video on it

Stealing this one for Christmas too. Any chance there's a video for the spice rack in the background?

love your ideas but can you do a few projects that require more basic tools. we don't all have table & chop saws

what's the joint on the back of the cookbook stand where you adjust the angle?

Steve, quick question, instead of a T slot on the back could you do a dove tale?

you should make an ipad holder.

Relooked at my comment...its 7" x 3" instead of feet !!! concerning the back slbs and am on number 20 for some charity auctions that I get involved in...

I love this! Where can I buy this?

FIRST! Had too. :D

Because he's tired of the safety freaks.

At least with cooking you can eat your disasters.