Build a SMALL SHELF without power tools.
Published November 13, 2023 · 7:56 · 96,434 views
About This Video
This style shelf you can build without power tools, and it is good practice for the bigger shelves. The ability to build custom shelves is the cornerstone of an organized life. Tools needed: tape measure, pencil, combo square, 100-grit sandpaper, number-two Phillips screwdriver, good sharp scissors, and a level. Supplies: 2.5-by-quarter-inch pine molding, two-inch corner braces, number-six by one-inch drywall screws (coarse thread, important detail), and Scotch VHB tape.
Van walks through every step with the precision of someone who knows exactly where beginners go wrong. Line your combo square up to your mark. Cut top-down, all the way through the board. Sand the corners so nobody gets splinters, but don't go crazy. Drive the drywall screw into the exact center of your circle, like a ninja. Not too much pressure, not too tight. Do not strip the drywall. Light medium torque. Seven minutes, and the shelf is up.
Transcript
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do this style shelf you can build without power tools and it's good practice for the bigger shelves the ability to build custom
shelves is the Cornerstone of an organiz ized life these instructions assume you have sheetrock walls or also called drywall
you can screenshot this list of tools you'll need here's what they look like tape measure pencil combo Square PSA
they sell this one at Home Depot 100 grit sandpaper Philips screwdriver number two Philip screwdrivers come in three sizes
good sharp scissors and you can use a little keychain one if you want and here's the supplies you'll need
you can screenshot this as your shopping list we're going to make a 2 and 1/2 in by 1/4 in Pine shelf out of molding
you'll get this stuff in the molding aisle at Home Depot and you buy it by the foot 2in corner braces two to a pack
these are not shelf brackets these are not designed for shelf building they're in the hardware aisle at Home Depot
they're called Corner braces box of number six by 1 in drywall screws alert important detail coar thread coarse
thread Scotch VHB tape very high Bond expensive but miraculous measure your wall measure your board mark it with a little
dash line your combo square up to your mark draw a square line cut the board this way top down all the way through the board like you're
cutting a sandwich this technique keeps the cut Square aim for Perfection light ly sand the corners so
nobody gets splinters but don't go crazy stick the VHB tape to one corner brace then trim it with scissors aim for
Perfection alert only one side of the corner brace gets VHB taped the holes go to the outside of the Shelf okay now it's time to stick the
corner brace to the Shelf alert make sure the corner brace is even with the Shelf Edge as you stick it and make sure the corner brace is
square to the Shelf Before You Stick It use your combo Square as a guide even with the Shelf Edge Square to the
Shelf mush the corner brace so the VHB can bond to the wood don't test it let it sit the longer it sits the better it
sticks maybe 2 minutes or so now stick the VHB to the second Corner brace alert VHB the correct side of the
corner brace there is a difference between the left side and the right side corner brace so Mount the second Corner brace
square and flush mush the second Corner brace don't test it let it sit for 2 minutes or so hold your shelf where where you want
it installed mark one hole only probably the top right if you're right-handed sorry one hole only at this
point like a ninja screw in your 1 inch drywall screw into the exact center of your circle not too much pressure and
not too tight do not strip the drywall light medium torque here alert if the drywall screw goes in one
halfway or so and won't go in any further you've likely hit a stud use a lot of pressure and a lot of torque to
drive the screw home there's about a 1 in 15 chance you'll hit a stud now you're going to level the Shelf level the Shelf mark the top hole
on the other side and like a ninja again drive your one in drywall screw perfectly into the center of your marked hole like a ninja
Drive the remaining two screws into the remaining two holes and you're done on this week's patreon only
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Products & Tools Mentioned
- Aura (digital security) mentions — sponsor
- combo square uses — measuring tool
- Phillips screwdriver #2 uses — only screwdriver needed
- Scotch VHB tape (3M) recommends — Very High Bond adhesive tape
- drywall screws #6x1" uses — fasteners
- pine molding uses — shelf material
- corner braces uses — hardware