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Homemade Wooden DSLR Shoulder Rig

Homemade Wooden DSLR Shoulder Rig shoulderrig

Jonathan Berqvist needed a shoulder rig for stabilizing his Canon 7D when filming, and his father Erik is quite good with woodworking, so they built a do-it-yourself a wooden shoulder rig using a a single tree branch. What’s awesome about the shoulder rig is that it has follow focus built into one of the two handles used to hold it.

Berqvist also created a neat video showing the construction of the shoulder rig, starting from tree branch stage. After watching this, I found myself with a strong desire to learn woodworking:

(via Engadget)


 
 
  • http://twitter.com/mossyb Tomas Breen

    A great rig. And such a great film. I love watching people working with their hands. The sound of typing all day does nothing for creativity.

    Looks like a sweet (read: expensive) woodshop too.

  • thedirector64

    oh man dude thats is genius! You should start making and selling those. lol, I especially love the focus ring. I might try to add something like that to a shoulder mount I plan on buying.

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  • Robert Brown

    great idea the design looks good too. i love the focus handle that is awesome.

  • Dcci

    Hey, how much if you made and shipped, i'll buy ASAP. My email is dcci@ureach.com

  • Kamil

    good job!

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    Great! I love the focus handle that is awesome.

  • Lars (Norway)

    Awesome rig! Your father is awesome! Nice to have a rig that is 100% home made =) maby you could upgrade it to have zoom on the other handle! =) good work!

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    I think your shoulder will get hurt when carring the camera for a long time.

  • Jamiejbeaton

    absolutely beautiful, i’ve made one myself from alluminium but the wooden ones are the way forward

  • Felipe Jorge

    I would like to know how much it would cost to have one shipped to me: ASAP!

    felipe.jorge@ymail.com

  • http://www.facebook.com/neil.b.whitehead Neil ‘Bino’ Whitehead

    yeah i like that, looks very well made and would last a lifetime. great ingenuity and vision true craftsmenwell done…