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Well, this post is about 6 months too late, but I have finally decided to get my backside moving and just do it.
Let me say that the idea with this was not to spend a bunch of money but to use what I had and see if the concept would work. Well, I am glad to say it did. ?
I started with one piece of pine shelving – 300mm X 2400mm. I cut this in half so I had two pieces of 1200mm each.

I used a little round plastic plate to measure where I would do the cut out for the feet.

I then drew a ‘design’ on the first piece of wood and proceeded to cut out the shape with an electric figure saw.

I then did a second design inside the already cut out one. And cut that out as well so I was left with a ‘frame’ of sorts.

I placed this frame on top of the 2nd piece of wood and drew the outline onto the 2nd piece and cut out the entire thing again. (So now I had two identical pieces)

Next I used two smaller pieces of 150mm X 800mm and positioned them on the bottom of the two frames and fastened them with only one screw each. The reason for this was 1) to get the frames together and 2) so that I could measure and adjust the angle where the guitars would sit.

I then use another small piece of about 120mm X 800mm for the top of the frame. I measured with my shortest and tallest guitars and placed that piece kind of at the lowest end.

I then did 5 cut outs with the figure saw. This would be the ‘slots’ where the guitar necks would fit into.

Next was a quick coat of stain varnish (teak stain) which I sanded down when dry and finished with a last varnish only coat.

Finally I added some old ‘carpet’ I had lying around for the area where the guitars would stand on (glued firmly in place) and some ‘red felt’ to the neck slots, cut to size and glued in. And Voila – one finished guitar stand, nice and solid!

Total time spent was about 5 hours.

I am very satisfied with the way this came out!

Very nice.. congrats.

But you really need to do something about the 2 empty spaces

guidothepimmp Thank you. lol. Yes indeed. The electric is in the workshop so thats one space filled. The other... time will tell. Watch this space.

      Cute, really cute. But... You need another. And fill it.

      OK, so, shelving is "cheap". Now, better this, and use laminated bent sections?

      If I may suggest something, you will need more space between instruments to allow storing them in gig bags. Well, I do that, dust being a hassle where I am... I was planning to build a stand, but my wife knew time would pass and pass, she walked into a music shop which had a sale, and bought the stand the sale guitars were on. Too small, but it helps. No inclination to build a "better" one. Yet.

      wern101 I then drew a ‘design’ on the first piece of wood and proceeded to cut out the shape with an electric figure saw.

      Very neat work there @wern101! Those cutouts must of been a labor of love?

      modulator If I may suggest something, you will need more space between instruments to allow storing them in gig bags. Well, I do that, dust being a hassle where I a

      Good idea! Only my regular players are out, the rest live in bags/cases coz of the dust.

          I also have a dust concern at my place. I simply cover all my everyday use guitars (which are mostly out of its cases) with an old table-cloth overnight or when I'm out. Same goes for my drum-kit.

            modulator Cute, really cute
            Not exactly the reaction that I was looking for ? , but thank you!

            modulator use laminated bent sections?
            Maybe in the distant future. This was just a test anyway, but not a bad idea.

            V8 Very neat work there! Those cutouts must of been a labor of love?

            Thanks man! Well, the cutouts did go pretty quickly. Soft wood, sharp blade. I am happy with the way they came out - a few rough edges here and there, but I'm not too worried about them.

            Dust is also a big issues where I live. Was thinking of doing a see-through dust cover or something, but making the stand bigger to fit cases/bags sounds like a better option.

            Thanks for all the comment!

                    Uhm, yes, a see-through cover might be a good idea (although unwieldy) in terms of humidity control - sort of a cheap humidifier tent? My instruments wait in vain for the storage cabinet to be built.

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