My husband is a computer gamer and spends a tidy penny on his gaming headsets.  So when he runs over the cable with his office chair and destroys them he is none too happy.  Being the kind and considerate wife that I am, my words not his. I thought I would make him a stand to store them when not in use.

The stand can sit next to his computer and when he is finished he can put them on the stand. 

How to make a Headphone Stand

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Headphone stand template

I had no idea where to start on this project, so I looked on Pinterest for some ideas on the shape.  They all have a very similar shape but this is the one that I liked. I cheated here, I printed out a photo of the shape I liked and printed it on an A4 sheet of paper.

You can then cut out the outline and use that as a template.  I just added the extra curve at the bottom to mine. Place your template onto your wood and trace around the outline.

Cut the wood

To give you an idea on the size of this headphone stand.  It is 280 mm high x 140mm wide x 50 mm thick.   Your stand needs to be fairly chunky so it does not fall over once the headphones are added. I did not have any thick wood at home so I cut 2 separate pieces of wood first which I would glue together.

From past experience, I have learnt that I am rubbish at cutting accurate using a jigsaw.  So I cheat here too.  I cut the wood about 2 mm wider than the template.   You can now glue the two pieces together and clamp them while the glue dries.   

Once the glue is dry I use a benchtop sander and sanded away the excess using the template line as a guide. It did get a bit tricky around the curves, not perfect but I was happy with it.

Add the hole

I marked out the centre and added a hole using a hole saw, this is purely cosmetic. 

If you are adding the hole, drill halfway through then turn over your project and finish cutting the hole from the other side.  This will prevent the wood from blowing out.  

If your hole turns out a bit messy like mine, you can use a sanding wheel attached to a drill to smooth out the inside.  Alternatively you can use some sandpaper and do it by hand.

This step is purely cosmetic too.  It does give the headphone stand a softer look.  You can use a wood router with a round-over bit and remove all the edges.

Stain and seal the headphone stand

Next, you can sand the headphone stand smooth using a sander and 120 grit sandpaper.  I used a dark mahogany wood stain on the project and added 3 coats of gloss polyurethane. If you have a very long cord you can also wrap the excess around the base of the headphone stand.