Building a multi-guitar stand... Round 2

I was trying something different with my first go at building a multi-guitar storage/stand. That design was mostly sound, but addressing some stability issues started to overcomplicate things. Plus even with the edge banding I wasn't overly happy with the look of plywood. So I abandoned that project as a guitar storage unit and will convert it to tool storage in my workshop. I'm going to cut it in half so it's easier to manage and install some pegboard in the sliding slats. I'll probably put some casters on it too for mobility.

I went back to the drawing board and came up with a more straight forward guitar rack. 2 sides, rails to hold the guitar body, a rail to cradle the neck, and an added back support. The back support will also anchor to the wall so there's no fear of the thing tipping over. I've also planned ahead with the design so later on I can stack another unit on top.

It'll be 50" wide, 17" deep, 48" tall and should hold 12 electric guitars. If I were doing only one level it could have been shorter, but I needed the clearance to add a 2nd level later. I'm also going to join the rails to the sides with inserts & bolts instead of gluing/screwing it all together. That's mostly for ease of moving it around and setting it up and will be just as stable.

This go round instead of starting with a plywood prototype I went straight to hardwood. I chose hard maple both for looks and strength. For just over $100 I got enough maple and all needed hardware to make 2 stands. It has been a good bit of work since the wood started as raw slabs. So I had to plane all 4 sides before I could cut everything to it's dimensions.

So far I've gotten the sides done up except for final sanding. I glued/clamped the last side yesterday evening so I'm waiting for that to fully cure. I still need to process the planks for all the rails then cut them to dimensions. If we have decent weather I should be able to get that done this coming weekend. From there it will be final sanding, adding a clear coat and putting it together.

Here's 2 of the sides. You can see the other 2 sides and unprocessed slabs in the background. I took this pic right before I glued up the side that sitting on the bench.