Open shelving for your kitchen // How-To | I Like To Make Stuff

Опубликовано 13 октября 2015, 11:33

A friend wanted some open shelving in her kitchen, so I bought some cheap stair treads and turned them into simple, cheap shelves!

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HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
Pine stair treads
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amzn.to/1jt6IMN - Rubber mallet
amzn.to/1VOOIOx - 7" Speed square

To get a thickness of 1", I used pine stair treads, but trimmed off the rounded edge.
I cut them to length, using the off cuts for the brackets.
I drew out a 9" square and a notch for the ledger.
From the opposite corner, I used a compass to draw an arch.
I cut the brace out on the bandsaw, but a jigsaw would work as well.
I cut out the area for the ledger, 3/4" x 2".
I used the first brace as a template to trace the others.
Then I made a LOT more of them.
I used the edge of the belt sander to smooth out my bandsaw cuts.
Also, I flattened out the ends of the brace.
For the corner shelves, I lined up two panels and made three marks across the joint.
Using a biscuit joiner, I cut a biscuit slot on both pieces, at each one of the marks.
Both surfaces and all six slots got plenty of glue, and one panel got three biscuits.
I clamped the panels together from top and bottom to stock flexing and bowing.
After the joints were dry, I sanded the glue squeeze out and all edges.
I set the brackets in place, on the TOP side of the shelves, squared them to the edge and traced them.
This area is so I know the safe area to drill holes down from the top.
I drilled two holes for each brace.
The holes were countersunk to allow the screw heads to be flush to the top.
I added glue to each brace and held it perpendicular to the shelf.
I connected the braces with screws, from the top side.
The corner shelves worked the same way, but took a lot longer.
All of the holes, and voids were filled with wood filler.
Then all of the filler was sanded away and the shelves sanded smooth.
 

I cut some scrap 3/4" pine into strips, to act as the ledgers.
The strips were all chopped to length on the miter saw.
Everything was primed and painted with white enamel paint.
I marked in 1" (the thickness of the braces) from each end of the ledgers.
I predrilled a hole in each one. This hole will be covered by the brace.
Every brace has a hole behind it, and the straight shelves have a center hole as well.
I held the ledgers in place, leveled them and drilled through the holes to transfer the locations to the wall.
I opened up each hole with a larger drill bit, to fit the anchors I'd purchased.
The anchors were knocked into the holes. Each of these anchors can support 75lb. Get the correct anchors for your application.
I drove screws, through the ledger, into the anchors, and it was really solid.
I did the same for the other two ledgers, making sure everything stayed level throughout.
The shelves fit tightly onto the ledgers. I used a rubber mallet to knock them into place.
I countersunk a hole, through the shelves, into their ledger, followed by a long screw.
I predrilled, countersunk and screwed the bottom edge of each brace to the wall for stability.
Finally, there was a LOT of hole filling, patching, and touch up painting to do.
Since the walls are wavy (old house) I filled gaps with caulking.
They turned out really well, and best of all, my friend really likes them!

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