The Only DIY Floating Shelf Video You'll Ever Need!!!

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Published 2017-10-15
This is best way I've found to make floating shelves and can be adapted to any size needed. The design is a great combination of strength and ease of construction. I show you all the steps in the video but hopefully don't bore you with unwanted details.

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All Comments (21)
  • Some nice tips and tricks right here! I'll add one that I've found to be very useful as well. Pre drill your bracket mounting holes, then put a countersink on the back side. When screwing into drywall, it has a tendency to mushroom out around the screw. This can make getting your bracket flush to the wall pretty tough sometimes. The countersink will leave room for the drywall to push out and make for a nice tight fit against the wall, ensuring your shelf never wobbles.
  • @troysgarage
    That fill the gap trick is slick!  Thanks for sharing.  Love learning little tricks like that to help my own projects look better.  I have a project coming up that I'm sure this will come in handy on.  Keep filming!  Love the content!
  • @SwankeyMonkey
    That burnisher technique for gapped mitered corners is Brilliant. I usually address the issue a number of ways depending on the project, but a burnisher bending in the wood fibers to close the gap makes perfect sense. Thank you!
  • Best one of these I’ve seen. Most of the other make me feel very suspicious that they’ll hold any weight beyond a pot plant! Nice to see a sturdy solution!
  • @beebe93
    Marking where the studs are on the 2x4 was a brilliant idea.
  • @enby1315
    Gotta love your style, cowboy boots and shorts. I can't say I've never done that.
  • The wood glue to close the gap!!! So satisfying.. I literally took a breath of relief.
  • Gorgeous result!! Lots of great tips. I'm glad you show the errors too ... every project has something to back out of and figure out a fix :) Thank you!
  • @BruceAUlrich
    You just blew my mind a little with the dust collection manifold you made! I've never seen anything like this...I only see people using blast gates. Also, the burnisher trick...never seen that done. Very cool! (I typed the manifold comment right when I saw it in the video. Paused and typed it out so I would not forget. Then, you mentioned it. ha ha)
  • Whoa thanks dude, I can totally use that burnished edge trick at my job. Mind. Blown.
  • Your the kind of guy I’d love to hire to do projects in my home. You seem to take a lot more care and time than I would for myself but they look better in the end when you take the time to do it right. Great video, it was exactly what I was looking for. I’m wanting 7 8ft long shelves on a 10ft wall but now I’m thinking that is too much. I like the way the floating shelves open up the space more.
  • @mnm1067
    Nice work! I LOVE THE DUST MANIFOLD! When I’ve built these I added meters to the front, top, and bottom pieces as well. Used a scribe to make the pieces fit as tight as possible to the walls. This makes each shelf look like one big timber, but it takes a heck of a lot longer.
  • @fairchilde
    Love that dust collection system! While the bf's away, I'll put one in his shop today! Thanks for the idea and the helpful pointers! high five Subscribed.
  • @fungayoyo
    great tips! i love the way you showed us how to tighten up that gap!
  • @jirizarr_21
    I am doing a job just like this soon and that just gave me more confidence in the strength of the floating shelf design. I am doing 2x4 construction for the braces and plywood sheets for the box. Will definitely use your tip to locate the studs before hand.
  • I really like the minimal hardware application, and I always have plenty of 2 x 4 scraps to use for support arms. This method is easy to install. Thank you so much!
  • @danield9014
    That tip for the edges is going to help me so much! Thank you!
  • @richcolter3122
    Diggin' your confidence Bro! I think I've learned a thing or 12 about floating shelves!
  • @mickmcca348
    Has to be by far the best video for floating shelves. Excellent craftsmanship
  • @LTDWoodworks
    Thanks for sharing 👍 First video of yours I've come across. I love YouTube for the fact that we all get to learn new things. That trick of closing the miter gap was a first for me. Thanks again for sharing 👍👏