Hi Matt
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I’m very green to woodworking but have found Tauntons website great for understanding the woodworking process.
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This is a basis question that was been bugging me for a while.
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Attaching a shelve to the wall with out supports.
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I would like to attach a shelve 2 metres long to the wall. I don’t want to see any support for the shelve ie brackets. What is the best way to attach the shelve. Do I router a groove into the wall, like a mortise and tenon process.
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Please advise Thanks Boyds
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I've built shelves on one occassion that attached to the wall in a way that made it invisible. But this method isn't something I'd recommend if you plan for the shelf to hold a lot of weight.
Each shelf was built like a very thin box, with plywood on the top and bottom of a hardwood frame. The frame is designed so that the the back of the shelf -- where it connects to the wall -- is a hollow mortise-like area. And solid wood edging wraps around the sides and front of this shelf box.
I screwed a hardwood cleat to the wall that fits like a tenon inside the hollow mortise of the shelf, and then screwed the shelf to the wall cleat from underneath.
I'm sure there are other methods. Maybe another reader can suggest a solution....
Matt Berger
The strongest possible method would be to precisely locate the studs in the wall and drill a line of horizontal holes, 1/2 inch diameter, 3 inches deep, at the height of the shelf. The holes would then have lengths of 1/2" steel rod inserted in them. The rods should stick out of the wall almost as far as the shelf is wide. The back edge of the shelf is then drilled to slide over the rods. For even greater strength 3/4" rod or pipe can be used.
The entire process requires a lot of precision or the shelf will be impossible to slide onto the rods. Often the holes in the stud are angled upward a few degrees to compensate for a bit a down angling when the shelf has weight on it.
John White
Edited 6/13/2006 9:06 am ET by JohnWW
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