No money for tripod? Make one

[Johan Groenewald]

http://woodgears.ca/tripod/index.html

[deadpass]

Works great assuming you have the hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of wood working equipment.

[P51Mstg]

and a great degree of skill...... Easier to do some OT at work and buy one...

Mark H

[Lowner]

Nice job, but for the head which is dreadful.

[montanawild]

Works great assuming you have the hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of wood working equipment.


More like a hundred and fifty dollars worth of equipment and thousands of hands on hours running said equipment.

I think they look cool as can be.

[SkedAddled]

This would not be difficult for anyone with decent woodworking skills.
Heck, it looks so cool, I might give it a try. The process could easily
be adapted to accept a modern column, and therefore a modern head.

[Fstop-Ian]

Those are beautiful, I would love to have a wood tripod. very stylish.

[SkedAddled]

I made modifications to my cheap telescope's tripod years ago, and all I had to do
was glue a bit of wood into a saw kerf at the top of the lower legs, run a kerf into
the outlying leg sections, and reposition the cheap clamping devices after I recut
the upper leg sections.

Again, anyone with woodworking skills will grasp the importance of this.

[Vascilli]

If I had any aluminum experience I'd just make a spider with three 1/4" openings to screw in 3 cheap monopods.

[oRGie]

Great link, right up my street as I enjoy messing about making stuff :)

eg my latest grip extender.. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=826612

[cdifoto]

My skills in woodwork are far surpassed by my skills in whipping out the debit card.

That is a good looking tripod though. Almost too good to use. I'd end up just displaying it instead...and whipping out the debit card for a mass produced job.

[Supra_t]

Looks like it belongs in an art room under a painting not under a camera, I think they look ugly.

[claybuster]

This is something I've been looking for to display a antique camera on. I would stain it dark and leave it in my backyard for a year to get a weathered look. Maybe go out and kick it a couple times also. I've been a wood worker all my life and could make one of these, the only problem is I've gotten lazy in my old age LOL . I think I'll just keep checking the antique shops for one.

[Lowner]

Supra_t,

Well made wooden tripods are better than alloy or carbon for absorbing vibrations. Sadly they can also be VERY expensive to buy and very heavy, so better as a studio rig.

[Jethro790]

More like a hundred and fifty dollars worth of equipment and thousands of hands on hours running said equipment.

I think they look cool as can be.

My "cheap" table saw cost me $550 without the rack.

[SkedAddled]

My "cheap" table saw cost me $550 without the rack.You got a decent fence on that tablesaw?

[foxbat]

Berlebach (http://www.berlebach.de/?bereich=produkte&kategorie=1&sprache=english) have been making wooden tripods for many years. If you don't mind the weight then they're easily as good as a Gitzo and you can always use them as furniture in your house.

[Jethro790]

You got a decent fence on that tablesaw?

Sure do. This is what I use for work, it stays in the truck with me.

http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/TS2410LS-Table-Saw/EN/index.htm

[eelnoraa]

It will cost you more than buying a decent tripod.