I am building a desktop shelf for my office. It will be 15″x60″. It will be constructed of 3/4″ cherry cherry plywood with a 6″ deep compartments below the top for form storage. I plan to hang the shelf on the wall using brackets as support. The shelf will hold a printer telephone laptop and a few files on the top. The twelve lower pockets will hold 1 1/2 inches of forms in each pocket.
I am not sure how to design the brackets. I do not like the basic triangle wedge shape. I prefer the curved S shape. Are there any structual design rules for the shape of the bracket?
Any idea how large the bracket should be to support the shelf with everything on it?
Thanks in advance for any insights.
Jack
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You could consider hanging your shelf. Over my desk two 72in long by 12in wide shelves are top hung by lengths of 3/4 inch plastic tape anchored to the wall 12inches above and coming out at 45 degrees to slot in a slit in the front edge of the shelf with a dowel passing through a hole beneath to take the strain. Simple bars on the wall support the back edge . You could use the odd screw there to prevent forward movement .
In tension the tape is strong, with one length per shelf my upper shelf carries 124 books 51 of which are hardbacks.
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