How to Make Shelves
Some shelves need to be open, such as for books. But other items are safer if they cannot fall off accidentally (especially if someone bangs a door in a stud wall and it vibrates every time). We have a collection of carved wooden elephants that have a habit of ‘walking’ every so often. So, here is a design that looks good, can be produced in multiples and placed asymmetrically on the wall, but also ensures nothing falls off. Shelf exploded view Cutting and sanding the stock 1. This project is made from throwaway offcuts, so no cost or wastage is involved. Take a piece of 12mm thick board, cut it to width with a handsaw and plane the long edges smooth, checking the width remains consistent. 2. Then mark and crosscut two matching pieces for the shelf ends using a try square or engineers square. Clamp together in a vice
