Floating Shelves – Are They Easy To Build

When You Don’t Want Brackets.

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Floating shelves are shelves that don’t have any brackets.  Building them requires bolting the shelf to the wall via screws and these shelves are usually not ideal for heavy weight.

Building floating shelves is generally considered to be rather difficult as you have to ensure that the shelf will be able to hold the weight and without brackets there is a little more technicalwork involved, but this really isn’t true.

photo credit: Zach Klein

Before you build a floating shelf, let’s take a look at what tools you will need and what specialty tools you will have to have…

Your List of Tools will Include:-

• 10, 2” wood screws
• 20, 1-5/8” wood screws
• 15, 1” (2d) finishing nails

And the only Special Tool you will need is:-

• Miter

The final result will look something like the picture below and of course your finish will be relative to what kind of wood you choose and what kind of varnish or paint you decide to use.  Most floating or handing shelves can carry a relative amount of weight of around 15kg or less.  If you want to it to carry more weight than that, you will have to consider the depth of your wall and if it would be possible to leverage your screws further into the wall.

All things considered, as a woodworking project for the beginner, it is not difficult and really doens’t require many tools at all to complete the job.

A Floating Shelf

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Shelf Plans: – Why Do You Need Them?

Why Plans Are So Important

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Building shelves may sound simple, but let me tell you, many a man has fallen on his face with such a project that should be simple and lands up getting the better of him.  I didn’t want to have that happen to me and although I didn’t have to look very far to find the right plans for the job, I was really glad that I had them.

So, where did I get the plans, well I bought them in a collection of plans for just $50.  There were thousands of different plans in the collection and amoungst them were more than 60 different shelves plans, ideas and tips.

What was really great about the collection was that it also included a whole lot of woodworking help guides.  It helped with choosing the kind of wood wor the project, what wood glue was going to be best as well as what type of finish would be best suited

photo credit: djpalmer93

Storage Shelves – What To Consider!

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Building a storage shelf was the first project.  We needed something that was flush with the wall as the storeroom would be getting wood and other building equipment in it regularly.   When you think of building storage shelves, you have to take into consideration how much weight is going to be placed on the shelves to ensure that they can handle the job.

The problem with building something so skinny is that often they just aren’t sturdy.  I was really pleased with how easy it was to build and how solid the end product was.

What also made it great was that with the plans came a list of all the tools I would need on the project…

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• Circular or hand saw
• Drill
• 1⁄4( drill bit (long enough to go
through
a 2 x 4)
• Hammer
• Adjustable wrench
• 2* level
• 6( bar clamp (optional)
• Safety glasses

As you can see, these are the kind of tools that most people who are contemplating building shelves would have in their woodworking shop.  Even if you didn’t have them, you could definatley buy them cheaply from your hardware store .  The other great thing was that the plans were really easy to understand and some even mentioned what level of experience or expertise you would need.

Alongside in the sidebar is a video of the inside of the members area of this woodworking download.  It will show you all the kinds of plans that are included and is a great way to see for yourself before you decide to buy. The purchase comes with a money back guarantee so if you are not perfectly happy with the product, you can get your money back.

Click Here to go straight to the download page.

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