Mods: Modular stacking case and drawer units for records and vinyl

Mods by Gideon Rettich

I needed to solve a storage problem I was facing for my ever growing collection of records and the clutter of tools, record sleeve protectors, inner sleeves, cartridges for my turntables and… well, if you’re looking for vinyl storage you already know. The set shown in these photos were made from solid walnut with white oak drawer fronts and walnut …

Large walnut and white oak record case/bookcase with drawers

Please click photo for more images and information. There’s very little in the way of simple, classic design using solid premium lumber when it comes to record storage, let alone anything with drawers.  This 77″ case has eight 18″ bays which can hold about 950 single sleeve albums.  Walnut is the primary species with oak behind it as the secondary …

Large live edge walnut coffee table

      Please click photo for more photos and information.   This is a very large 84 x 42 inch live edge slab coffee table.  Very strong structure underneath allows for rigidity using traditional joinery methods.  Wedges fill cracks once were with quarter sawn white oak bowties as accents.  

Custom 11 foot wide Pierre Chapo Bibliothèque B17 style wall mounted bookcase

Chapo wall mounted bookcase

    Please click photo to see more images and details. This is custom built 11 foot wide version of the great Pierre Chapo’s biblioteque wall mounted bookcase.  To my knowledge, one this size has not been made nor one in black walnut.  Additionally, I was able design this shelf to be far more durable, correcting a number of design …

Solid walnut low rise entertainment media consoles

  Please click image to see more information.  This is a single tier media console made from solid walnut.  Three bays, three sliding doors, each bay has a shelf.  These examples measure 80″ wide x 22″ deep x 21″ total height (14″ case and 7″ base).  Mid century American design and some of George Nakashimas room divider bases serve as …

60 inch solid maple and cherry lp record storage case

    This specific case was built using solid figured maple, cherry with accenting bowtie inlays.  The corner joinery are half dovetails which chase directionally around the case creating a fun visual effect.  Mid century American and Japanese design influences

60 inch solid cherry and maple lp record storage case

This solid cherry with maple interior case holds a minimum of 750 single sleeve records or a whole lot of coffee table sized books.  Solid lumber construction with traditional joinery.  Mid century American and Japanese design details.    

80″ wide live edge walnut floating shelf with drawers

Detail of floating walnut drawer section

  I designed this walnut live edge floating wall shelf for a client in Greenwich Village, NYC for an entryway.  It measures 80″ wide x 16″ deep.  The four drawers have quarter sawn oak fronts, cut from one long piece for contiguous grain direction/movement.  I turned the walnut drawer pulls on my lathe, as I do for pretty much all …

Two tier record album storage cabinet

Media console

Please click the photo to read and see more photos.  This is a two tier version of a record storage cabinet using two species.  The top, bottom, interior and base are maple, the sides are made from cherry.  Bowties are contrasting and spaced in a way to bring the composition together.  Selections from my personal vinyl collection are shown in …