I am interested in assembled plinths in rosewood and smoked oak.

I am interested in a rosewood surround.

After a few people have shown interest in the timber plinths, I’ve decided to make them available to others to buy.

I spent some time researching and working out a way to send such a fragile piece, and I think I have found a good solution. I will custom make the boxes which should be able to withstand international shipping. The aim was to make a box that doesn’t compress or twist and which weighs less than 1kg in total to make shipping more affordable.

The plinths will be made to order, in solid timber, and come with 3M industrial strength double sided adhesive tape, instructions on how to fix the plinth to the metal fixtures, and a spare sachet of hardwax oil finish for future maintenance.

I currently have access to oak, walnut, ash, maple and cherry, but depending on demand, I could possibly source mahogany, teak and potentially rosewood (Brazilian rosewood seems almost impossible to get, but Indian rosewood might be an acceptable alternative).

I will offer two different joints; the classic joinery as per the original plinths, or the Beogram 4000c joinery which is slightly different and has splines.

Currently I will use Osmo hardwax oil to finish the timber, but am open to UV stable lacquer, soaped finish, and other finishes if requested.

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This is a detail diagram of the classic joint.

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And this is the 4000c joinery. Note, this joint has an extra rebate as well as splines.

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Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!

Nice work! You’ve clearly put a lot of thought into not only the plinth and wood choices but also the practicality of shipping them around the world. It would be useful if you could show sample wood grains/colours etc. When my 4000 has been working a while without issue :) I’d be interested if they are also compatible with the 4000.

Very nice indeed.
For shipping considerations, it would also be good to know where you ship from.

Martin

Hi ChristianHak, also that honeycomb pack is very nicely made! Respect.

Now I need to find a bad BG4002 :-). Johan

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I spent some time researching and working out a way to send such a fragile piece, and I think I have found a good solution. I will custom make the boxes which should be able to withstand international shipping. The aim was to make a box that doesn’t compress or twist and which weighs less than 1kg in total to make shipping more affordable.

I like the box. Very neat. A minor improvement would be to add some support between the ends of the U" (i.e. make it structurally more like an "O"). This would reduce the chance that the plinth breaks due to its own mass during a hard impact. I'm always a bit surprised by how brutal shipping can be.  When I pack something for shipping, I imagine it being dropped off a moving vehicle, then sat on by a toddler. ;-) Glitch