Holy cow well done .... But as a DIYer.... I can't ever imagine making a floating shelf with that much over engineering. I hope the therapy and relaxation that wood working obviously brings you will extend your stay on this planet longer than if you didn't find ways to unwind. Cheers and good god show us a video of you doing something simple and not over engineered. Maybe turn on a tv ... Or open a fridge.
Lovely vdo, Dave. Am particularly impressed with the smoothness and neatness of your work flow and instructions. Makes wood working all the more inviting and satisfying.
I've watched this video a couple of times and I like what I see. Not too complicated and I could do it with the basic tools I have. I do woodwork because I like it and get a sense of fulfilment when I have made something. I don't have all the fancy tools and also don't have buckets of cash to toss away - but its not about the cost or the tools. For the sarcastic pricks who have no value to add, let them put a drill in their ears and pull the trigger. Probably have an empty cavity there so no harm done !
It came out nice but seems like a lot of unnecessary steps and complications. You could have started with (or glued up) suitable shelf stock. Used a forstner bit to drill holes for the dowels and built the base/bracket as you have it. Would have taken you a fraction of the time.
This is really nice looking shelf. But since you’re painting, you don’t really need so much work? You can just build the box around the support and it’ll be way easier
I guess there is quite a bit of pride in saying you did all the work as professionally as possible, and of course in a good way. However I bought a ready made shelf, 2 long self tapping metal dowels, and all for 15 euros.... about 17 dollars. I'm not knocking it, because it is too cool, but unless you had woodscraps lying around, the has got to cost more than fifteen euros. Still, well detailed video, and I subscribed.
Actually all materials were reclaimed. Old pine boards from an old stage riser and dowels from my pile of hoarded wood. I actually made 2 shelves and didn't spend any money at all. I enjoy the challenge of making something from materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Thanks for commenting and subscribing. I really appreciate it.
I agree that doing stuff yourself is fun. It's what I do with PC software. I write my own, despite there already being enough of the same. I live in Malta (Europe), a place where wood is very very scarce, so as you can imagine, it comes at a premium... very expensive believe me. Then, I do not have all the tools necessary to finish it to your same high quality... I am starting to build a table-saw 'table today... here goes nothing!
I dunno much about that kind of job but I wanna try to make my own shelf. Anyway I dunno any of your tools to use for cut and drill the wood. Can you describe each of your tool that you use with those wood ?
Thanks Dave that's a nice build. One question: every time I see people making floating shelves, they're always really thick. I realise this is somewhat inevitable given the need for an inner frame. But is it at all possible to make them thinner, more like the thickness of a normal shelf? For example, do you think it'd be possible to make a floating shelf that's only 3/4" thick? Only to hold light weight stuff of course, ornaments and small picture frames and that sort of thing. Thanks in advance.
I think it would be a tall order to make a floating shelf that thin. A metal bracket with pegs might work. I've seen mantle pieces mounted by driving metal rod or all-thread into the wall studs so that they protrude from the wall. You could probably do that with 3/8" or 1/2 " rods but it would be difficult to keep them level and straight. Not impossible though.
hola, felicidades por tu trabajo. tengo una duda, que es y cono se llama el aparato amarillo con el que al parecer detectaste que habia un pie derecho o elemente vertical de tabique?
Se llama en inglés "stud finder". Se usa para encontrar las tablas que hay dentro de la pared para no atornillar en hueco y que quede firme. Solo es útil para paredes huecas. Para paredes sólidas no lo necesitas pues en cualquier lugar con los tornillos adecuados queda firme.
Jony Q then put out your own damn video showing where to put the last “two” screws in at then !!! Do you guys really realize how stupid you make yourselves look when you make a dumb ass comment like that? No wonder our country is so fucd up and now I see it really was a waste of 10 years of my life defending this country so uneducated pukes can try and tell everyone how to do everything, your a fricken embarrassment to the country som
The screws serve as an extra anchor on the downward force of the shelf, which they would not on the bottom. The screws should be in the top, just as he showed. If seeing them is a problem, then countersink and plug.
Don Pfeiffer haha The only one with a dumb ass comment is you. “a waste of ten years of my life defending this country“ Maybe you could explain why you felt it necessary to mention it?
Thanks for the kind words. I used a fake junk mail credit card to spread the glue on the two shelf halves. The little green spreader i used in the dowel holes i got at Woodcraft. 6 to a bag and cheap. www.woodcraft.com/product/147917/glue-spreader-6-piece.aspx
Certainly could. This was just one of many ways to accomplish making a floating shelf. I was experimenting with an idea to use materials I already had. There is no one method.
It's a stud finder. There are many models that work but this is the one I have. www.amazon.com/Zircon-e50-FFP-Edge-Finding-Electronic-Packaging/dp/B01HTFHOEI/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1488833628&sr=1-5&keywords=stud+finder
That's a stud finder. You use it to locate studs behind the drywall. It's more secure to drive screws into a stud. Drywall doesn't hold screws well without an anchor.
Thanks, Colin. I don't attempt to do stop cuts with a dado stack because I feel its dangerous and I planned to trim out the shelf anyway. Didn't want the seam to show through the paint. Thanks for your comment.
