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I pulled some solid wood drawers out of a wardrobe someone was throwing away a while back, and I got around to dismantling them tonight. I ripped each board into two thinner strips, and left them all the original length they were already (with the exception of the shorter sides which had deep staples and were trimmed down on either end by about an inch total).

I've always been a fan of the tiered pedalboards that make additional rows more accessible, so I pulled out a handful of small, medium, and large pedals to get a feel for possible size and layout. From front to back, there's room for about 4 standard sized pedals, and about 6-8 from left to right including patch cables and power.


I thought the plain pine was a little boring looking, so I dug out some "dark walnut" oil-based stain. I prefer oil based because, to me, it's easier to work with (not to be confused with easier to clean up!) I'd recommend staining the wood before assembly just to get all the nooks and crannies more easily, but I managed alright.


The next step is to get some velcro fabric and run a strip down the center of each slat. I'm a little iffy on using the adhesive velcro on my pedals, so what I might do is cut out little patches and poke holes in them for the screws on all my pedals. If they're stuck down at the corners, they ought to hold just fine for everyday garage rocking. That method actually works very well for a friend who gigs each weekend but doesn't want to commit to a set board or gunk up the back of his pedals. He buys and trades more than I do, and he's not even on any forums!

Sexah

IKEAGORM'd!
For when you want to connect your shoe to an empty box!

Or, just have a bunch of normal stuff on it...

Total cost was about €8, it's at a tilt, with a multi-plug thing underneath. As you can see, my own pedalboard is bare, for now. Due to be put in is a booster at the input, a SUPER germanium Big Muff Deluxe next to it's store based counter part, an FX Loop (it'll actually be under the board), a second tube overdrive and a pentode tremolo.

Unlike some of you people, actually use the Gorm shelves upright to put things on haha!

i've seen so many gorm boards

it'd be nice to see more crazy LED infused boards every once in a while.

These all look cool! What is the weight of the tiered board?

I plan on doing this soon. I think I've decided that building a guitar may be a little too much for me to handle, even with access to my dad's woodworking shop. I might start with a pedalboard and maybe then try a cab.

It's pretty light. It weighs about as much as an empty dresser drawer!

Will a gorm board fit in a case?