If you need a wooden shelf, you can make it yourself quite easily and quickly. How to do this, we will tell in our review.
Preparatory stage
In order to work on the task of making a wooden shelf, you will need to prepare a cordless screwdriver. It is necessary to choose a tool with a self-locking chuck, the caliber of which is 10 mm or more. In addition, you will also need an electric jigsaw. In order to get smooth edges, you need to purchase wood files. It is also worth buying a miter box, which can have a price within $ 30. A puncher, as well as a set of drills for woodworking, will come in handy. In order for the shelf to turn out to be aesthetic and even, a tape measure, as well as a marker, will come in handy. The process will not be possible without a spatula and brushes. You can make not just hanging shelves, but a prefabricated structure, which involves the presence of a hidden fastening.
Blanks
DIY wooden flower shelf can be made using a wooden bar with a cross section of 40x40 mm. The final length will be determined by the number andshelf options. Prepare and plywood, the thickness of which is 5 mm. Euro plywood is the most acceptable option, since it is devoid of all kinds of base defects. Stock up on the usual casing, which should have a width of 50 mm and be made of wood. In the end result, the shelves will have to be covered with paint, and if the products before that have defects, then you can get rid of them by applying putty. Accessories are almost not needed.
Define parameters
A do-it-yourself wooden shelf can have any size, but in this example, dimensions equal to 800x300 mm will be considered. The thickness of the material will be 50 mm. Initially, it is necessary to prepare the elements for the described shelf. For this, a bar in the amount of two pieces (720 mm) is useful; a couple more bars (300 mm), as well as plywood in the same amount (800x300 mm).
It is recommended to cut the platbands on the miter box, and their thickness in the described dimensions is not taken into account, as it may turn out to be different.
Assembly process
If a shelf is made of wood with your own hands, then you should not assume that it will be just a board reinforced to the wall with corners, since the design, as mentioned above, will be a team. Using a couple of short and one long bars, the last of which will be the front, you need to assemble the frame. To do this, it is permissible to twist it using self-tapping screws. Cantake black, 4x80. The main condition is the need to try to make an even pairing.
As soon as a do-it-yourself wooden shelf is turned into a U-shaped frame, you can strengthen plywood on both sides of it using stapler staples. If there is a desire to make the structure as strong as possible, then the surfaces to be fastened in advance should be smeared with PVA glue. If the adhesive composition is not used, then self-tapping screws will additionally have to be used.
Now the miter box comes into play. It will allow you to saw down the casing, in the end you should get an angle of 450. This will allow you to decorate unaesthetic ends. It will also have to be smeared with glue and further strengthened with brackets. Instead of such mechanical fasteners, “invisible” studs can be used, this will eliminate the need for long-term puttying of the surface.
Shelf surface treatment
After the shelf has been made of wood with your own hands, you can proceed to work on ennobling it. To do this, all the irregularities are covered with putty, and after drying, they are processed with fine sandpaper. If a glossy paint is to be used in the painting work, then it is necessary to coat with a primer and sand with great care until a perfect surface can be obtained. Such manipulations are recommended to be carried out 2 times. This must be done beforeinstalling the shelf on the wall surface, since after such work it will be very difficult to carry out.
Mounting the shelf on the wall
After the shelf has been made and painted from wood with your own hands, it should be left until the composition is completely dry, only then it will be possible to proceed with subsequent work. The shelf, made according to the above recommendations, is a kind of hollow box, which is open only on one side. The remaining bar, which is similar to the one located in front, will complete the structure, as well as fasteners. Its fixation to the wall surface must be made by means of a building level or other similar tool, since you have to ensure perfect horizontality. When working with a puncher, in no case should accidental damage to electrical wiring be allowed, you should definitely remember that pipes of the water supply system can be located in the wall, so you need to work very carefully.
A wood mantel can be made in the same way. In order to mount to the wall, it is necessary to fix the rear beam to the surface. It should fit perfectly into the empty space of the shelf. In order to ensure this, it is necessary to reduce it somewhat. This will make the installation process much easier. At the next stage, the shelf is put on the beam and strengthened through the plywood located on top. This must be done throughself-tapping screws. The location of the fasteners in this place will not be noticeable, as there will be something standing on the shelf.
If such a do-it-yourself wooden bookcase is made of wood, then it will be possible to put various objects on it, the total weight of which is 10 kg, but no more. Dimensions can be chosen independently, which will be influenced by the needs of the owners.
Making a shoe rack
For the manufacture of shelves for shoes with dimensions of 900x350x524 mm, chipboard will be used. The whole structure will consist of a cover, the dimensions of which are 900x350x16 mm; walls in the amount of a pair of pieces 508x350x16 mm; stiffeners 868x508x16 mm; plinth 868x80x16 mm; from below the located shelf 868x334x16 mm; drawer bottom 868x313x16 mm; shelves in the middle 868x279x16 mm; drawer divider 313x80x16 mm and the wall of the drawers, which will be attached to the front, its dimensions are 868x96x16 mm. Assembly will be carried out on confirmations.
Once the cutting has been completed, you can proceed to drilling holes for confirmations, dowels and shelf supports. Now it's time to glue the edges. And at the end, you can start assembling.
The side walls and stiffener are initially fixed. The next step is to add a plinth and from below - a reinforced shelf. Now you can install the drawers in the shelf system. Next comes the top cover, which is installed to the back wall.
Final stage
When a do-it-yourself shoe rack is made of wood, a photo of the manufacturing process of whichpresented in the article (see above), the top cover should be fixed with door hinges. Shelf supports can be installed and put the middle shelf. Holes for shelf supports can be located at different levels, this will allow you to make distances for different shoes, for example, shoes and slippers. On this we can assume that the homemade shoe rack is ready. But that's not all, its surface needs to be refined, for which you can apply the same processing method that was described in the case of bookshelves above. A do-it-yourself shoe rack made of wood with dimensions suitable for its functions is relatively easy to make. You can use this technique in the course of work. And if you want it to be even more comfortable during operation, then its top cover can be covered with foam rubber, and then upholstered with a dense fabric.
