Timbernation Rules

**jperry** · January 4, 2015, 11:14 PM

Chris, this is Jim Perry in Phoenix, AZ. You can see the rack you sold me in November 2014 pictured in this and my earlier post. I just want to say, thanks for the great rack, prompt delivery, and accommodating my special requests. It is really beautiful.

Best Regards,

Jim Perry

**Dpod4** · January 5, 2015, 11:49 AM

Can timber nation make a set of desktop speaker stands for my audience 1+1 out of rosewood? I bought 9x9x5 bamboo risers and am closing off the open side with some East Indian rosewood thin wood 9x9 pieces (glue down after filling cube with sand). Would rather have a pro build me a pair.

**jaxwired** · January 5, 2015, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by solidwood

can you send me a pic of the set up of the stands with the speakers on them. Chris

Done.

And here's a couple for the rest of you...

**solidwood** · January 5, 2015, 08:55 PM

My pleasure and thank you for the business
chris

**solidwood** · January 5, 2015, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by jperry

Chris, this is Jim Perry in Phoenix, AZ. You can see the rack you sold me in November 2014 pictured in this and my earlier post. I just want to say, thanks for the great rack, prompt delivery, and accommodating my special requests. It is really beautiful.

Best Regards,

Jim Perry

Thanks for the business
Chris

**solidwood** · January 11, 2015, 01:52 PM

Here is a desk my grandson just made out of Tiger Maple and Black Walnut. The draws are all Tiger with the full Dovetails showing

**solidwood** · January 11, 2015, 01:53 PM

Wow! beautiful jaxwired

Thanks Chris

**solidwood** · January 11, 2015, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dpod4

Can timber nation make a set of desktop speaker stands for my audience 1+1 out of rosewood? I bought 9x9x5 bamboo risers and am closing off the open side with some East Indian rosewood thin wood 9x9 pieces (glue down after filling cube with sand). Would rather have a pro build me a pair.

Give me a call 814 684 4112

**socfan12** · January 11, 2015, 02:04 PM

Chris, you got PM.

**FlexibleAudio** · January 11, 2015, 02:58 PM

OMG Chris that is friggen beautiful. I bet he had a little help from Grandpa.

**bzr** · January 11, 2015, 04:36 PM

I looked at that desk & thought that is something he will be proud of big time.

**Alpinist** · January 11, 2015, 05:29 PM

Chris,

Absolutely gorgeous desk!

Ken

**solidwood** · January 11, 2015, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by FlexibleAudio

OMG Chris that is friggen beautiful. I bet he had a little help from Grandpa.

I was wondering if He acquired some of my skills.He is turning into a good woodworker and I only gave Him advice and He did it all himself. I am impressed.

**fxe02** · January 16, 2015, 06:44 AM

Just received my tiger maple rack from Chris.I will post pic's shortly.Rarely in life does reality exceed expectation.This fine piece of furniture has!
We are looking at Chris making a coffee table and end tables to match.
I would like to thank the members of the forum for the reference.

**Mike** · January 16, 2015, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by fxe02

Just received my tiger maple rack from Chris.I will post pic's shortly.Rarely in life does reality exceed expectation.This fine piece of furniture has!
We are looking at Chris making a coffee table and end tables to match.
I would like to thank the members of the forum for the reference.

Glad to hear things worked out. He does terrific work.

**solidwood** · January 16, 2015, 10:22 AM

Just got this pic from my customer

**Foggy916** · January 18, 2015, 10:23 AM

I've got a 4 shelf walnut rack coming from Chris. I'll post a pic once I get it set up. Pleasure doing business with.

**fxe02** · January 18, 2015, 10:47 AM

We have a coffee table and end tables on order! Chris accommodated our requests and i can't wait for them to arrive.

**solidwood** · February 8, 2015, 12:48 AM

I just received these pics from a customer

**bzr** · February 8, 2015, 02:24 AM

Chris, would you send me a Tiger Maple rack to Australia 2330 NSW

**CPP** · February 8, 2015, 09:43 AM

I've got a Maple 4 shelf rack coming from Chris. The cool thing is the wife loves it.

**solidwood** · February 8, 2015, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by bzr

Chris, would you send me a Tiger Maple rack to Australia 2330 NSW

send me your complete address and the specs you want and I will price it
sales@timbernation.com is my email

**CPP** · February 8, 2015, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by solidwood

send me your complete address and the specs you want and I will price it
sales@timbernation.com is my email

I did on Feb 1st.

**solidwood** · February 10, 2015, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by CPP

I did on Feb 1st.

I just found it - will have price tomorrow

**solidwood** · February 10, 2015, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by bzr

Rob, I'm guessing these pics are self explanatory. I so wanted to import this product into Australia but he wouldn't reply to my many emails.

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**Paul** · February 10, 2015, 01:32 AM

Would you ship to Canada ?

**fxe02** · February 10, 2015, 07:40 AM

have that piece.Its a work of art !

**solidwood** · February 11, 2015, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Paul

Would you ship to Canada ?

yes I can ship to canada

**solidwood** · February 18, 2015, 12:50 AM

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**solidwood** · March 1, 2015, 04:29 PM

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**CPP** · March 2, 2015, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by CPP

I've got a Maple 4 shelf rack coming from Chris. The cool thing is the wife loves it.

Audio Rack from Timbernation received and assembled. Nothing like 135lb of solid maple . The 3" thick 24" x18" top shelf comes in at 65lbs.

All I can say, thanks Chris

**The Sandman** · March 2, 2015, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by CPP

Audio Rack from Timbernation received and assembled. Nothing like 135lb of solid maple . The 3" thick 24" x18" top shelf comes in at 65lbs.

Nice! What's under the legs - any kind of leveling devices or anything?

**CPP** · March 2, 2015, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by The Sandman

Nice! What's under the legs - any kind of leveling devices or anything?

No leveling devices. The unit is spot on level on its own, and having a level slab floor helps to. But that's not saying I will not add something under the rack later on..

**MDP** · March 2, 2015, 04:45 PM

Very pretty Chris.

**CPP** · March 4, 2015, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by MDP

Very pretty Chris.

Now to put some stuff on the shelf's. The unit is for my new home office so small speakers, maybe a low watt integrated etc,

**Thedubemaster** · November 20, 2015, 04:28 PM

I found that Cerapucs are terrific and easily adjustable. I used brass inserts to allow threading these in place. They work well and is there such a thing as over isolating? The tables are isolated also with Stillpoints under a 3" shelf and then the Black Knight feet as well. Overkill maybe but sounds great. 

**Audiophilehi** · November 10, 2018, 03:24 PM

There is no doubt that Timbernation racks are Absolutely gorgeous and very high on my list for a new rack but how are they when it comes to isolation and vibration control?

**MikeCh** · January 20, 2020, 03:17 AM

Revisiting this thread five years later and am finally going to purchase a rack from Chris. I'll outgrow my existing rack with some changes that are planned and the Timbernation racks not only look so nice, they seem utterly practical for my audio equipment needs.

Question for those that own the Timbernation racks... Do you find the fairly standard depth of 16" shelves sufficient for your needs or is deeper (say 18" deep) more useful for some reason?

I have to be mindful of the depth of any new rack due to room size and my current rack has 17" deep shelves with an integrated back panel so it does have a somewhat hard depth-limit whereas the Timbernation racks have an open back that I hope would allow extra deep gear no issues with the standard 16" deep shelves.

Care to share your experiences?

Thanks.

**MikeCh** · January 20, 2020, 11:32 PM

Maybe I should rephrase this query of shelf depth...

Is there anyone here that has a Timbernation rack with the standard 16" depth shelves that has found them less than sufficient for their needs and wishes for a deeper shelf?

**Mike** · January 20, 2020, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by MikeCh

Maybe I should rephrase this query of shelf depth...

Is there anyone here that has a Timbernation rack with the standard 16" depth shelves that has found them less than sufficient for their needs and wishes for a deeper shelf?

Hey Mike, my Timbernation is 16 inches. I house my SSP, Oppo, Laptop, NAS, etc. on it. It’s what I would consider the bare minimum. It works, but something like the SSP is sticking out the back. Not sure it would be deep enough to house some larger footprint turntables for example. Go for the 18 if you can.

**Jack** · January 20, 2020, 11:56 PM

I agree, I've got the 16" and if I had it to do over would go for 18'' or even 20". I've only had one piece try to hang over but I just moved the Iso Acoustics footers in a bit.

**MikeCh** · January 21, 2020, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by Mike

Hey Mike, my Timbernation is 16 inches. I house my SSP, Oppo, Laptop, NAS, etc. on it. It’s what I would consider the bare minimum. It works, but something like the SSP is sticking out the back. Not sure it would be deep enough to house some larger footprint turntables for example. Go for the 18 if you can.

Thanks Mike! I was thinking the 16 inch deep shelves with the option for the TN top that covers the posts would probably get me my footprint for my 3 inch maple slab turntable base (18x24x3), but could be sacrificing valuable real estate if the shelves (mid & bottom) are not deep enough for some componentry.

I quite like the style with the exposed top-of-the-posts too so in an 18 inch depth scenario for all shelves it would serve dual purpose for the footprint of my turntable on top and allow deeper chassis below.

Thanks for confirming what I too was thinking

**MikeCh** · January 21, 2020, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by Jack

I agree, I've got the 16" and if I had it to do over would go for 18'' or even 20". I've only had one piece try to hang over but I just moved the Iso Acoustics footers in a bit.

Hi Jack,

I appreciate the extra confirmation, thank you.

Looking like 18 inch deep shelves it will be!

**Jack** · January 21, 2020, 01:41 AM

Mike

You might also consider 10" spacing between all of the shelves unless that causes a height issue for you. Would have worked better for me with the Chardonnay and the MP-D2 Mk III in the rack for more distance above the tubes. Was not an issue when I ordered it or even later with the BHK preamp and the Directstream or Aqua DAC's.

**MikeCh** · January 21, 2020, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by Jack

Mike

You might also consider 10" spacing between all of the shelves unless that causes a height issue for you. Would have worked better for me with the Chardonnay and the MP-D2 Mk III in the rack for more distance above the tubes. Was not an issue when I ordered it or even later with the BHK preamp and the Directstream or Aqua DAC's.

Jack, you and I think alike.

The order I'll be making will be the following specification:

3 Shelf Wide Maple Rack w/ Natural stained Shelves and Natural stained Walnut Posts - Satin Lacquer Finish top coat all
All Shelves are 2" Thick
WITH BRASS CONES

26"T x 50"W x 18"D with a break down of:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
26"T = 2" floor to bottom shelf + 2" bottom shelf T + 10" equipment + 2" mid shelf T + 8" equipment + 2" top shelf T
50"W = usable clear opening between posts
18"D = usable depth of shelves

I originally was going to go with two 10" spaces for bottom to middle and middle to top but since I always seem to place preamps on that middle shelf and power amps below, that extra 2" shorter overall height would be good since I have a pretty tall cake box over my turntable.

Which, speaking of turntables...that's a whole other thread that I'll try and post about the bearing mods and alignment process I recently did. Made a pretty significant difference in my vinyl playback.

**Jack** · January 21, 2020, 02:37 AM

Looks like a sound choice Mike. Hopefully Chris will get it out in a timely fashion. I think mine was about four weeks. If our considered new house and move goes through as planned I may look at ordering a new rack as the room will be larger and more conducive to a wider rack. I can then learn from the mistakes of the first order.

**MikeCh** · January 21, 2020, 03:12 AM

Thanks Jack for all the feedback.

Well wishes on the new home (and possible new room) in the making!

**MikeCh** · January 21, 2020, 01:14 PM

Hey Jack, I forgot to ask...what are the dimensions of your TN rack including shelf spaces?

**Jack** · January 21, 2020, 03:56 PM

Hey Mike

The rack is 28" x 16" x 46". The spacing is from the bottom 10,8,8,8.

**MikeCh** · January 21, 2020, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Jack

Hey Mike

The rack is 28" x 16" x 46". The spacing is from the bottom 10,8,8,8.

Thanks again Jack. Hmmm, if you say you had some preamp's on the 8 inch shelves and it was pushing too-warm, then maybe I should go with dual 10 inch spaces.

That or plan to not get a taller preamp, ever! LOL

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