Floating Shelves

Aug 16, 2020 | General, Uncategorized, Woodworking

There are different ways to make floating shelves, but the appeal for sturdy floating shelves is that there is no visible brackets or hardware. Check out how I made some easy floating shelves:

I wanted to use some thick lumber so I started with 8/4 x 10 Hard White Maple

I cut the pieces from the 8/4 x 10 boards, which was about 24″ long for this project

Next, I drill pressed some holes for the stainless steel dowels I made out of some long 1/4″ stainless steel bolts

If you don’t have a drill press you can make a simple guide for your drill like the one pictured here

The holes are all drilled and ready for the stainless steel dowels

Next, I ripped about 1″ off of each board on the table saw and then used epoxy to fasten the stainless dowels into the smaller piece of each shelf that I just ripped on the table saw

I then sanded the boards and cleaned them for stain and sealer

After the sealer had dried they were ready to install with screws into studs. Once level and plumb I slid the larger board with holes over the smaller piece with dowels for a sturdy and attractive shelf.

Finished and ready for use

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