How To Build a Shelf (Without Power Tools)
Published February 28, 2025 · 2:06 · 29,125 views
About This Video
A 2.5-inch by quarter-inch pine shelf out of molding, two-inch corner braces, number-six by one-inch drywall screws (coarse thread), and Scotch VHB tape. No power tools. The instructions are step-by-step and precise. Measure your wall. Measure your board. Mark it with a little dash. Line your combo square up to your mark. Cut top-down, all the way through. Aim for perfection.
The VHB tape goes on one side of the corner brace only. The holes go to the outside. Mush the corner brace so the VHB can bond to the wood. The longer it sits, the better it sticks. Drive the drywall screw into the exact center of your marked hole, like a ninja. Light medium torque. The shelf-building tutorial as a discipline of attention: every step has one right way to do it, and the video names each one.
Transcript
this style shelf you can build without power tools and it's good practice for the bigger shelves you can screenshot
this list of tools you'll need we're going to make a 2 and 1/2 in by 1/4 in Pine shelf out of molding 2in Corner
braces two to a pack they're in the hardware aisle at Home Depot box of number six by 1 in drywall screws coarse
thread Scotch VHB tape very high Bond 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 aim
for Perfection lightly 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 okay now it's time to stick the corner brace to the Shelf make sure
the corner brace is square to the Shelf Before You Stick It use your combo Square as a guide mush the corner brace
so the VHB can bond to the wood the longer it sits the better it sticks so Mount the second Corner brace square and
flush hold your shelf where you want it installed mark one hole only like a ninja screw in your 1in 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 level the Shelf Mark the top hole on the other side drive your 1in 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 [Music]
Products & Tools Mentioned
- Home Depot uses — source for shelf materials
- Scotch VHB tape recommends — 3M VHB tape used for shelf mounting
- combo square uses — measuring tool used for shelf building
- drywall screws uses — fasteners used in shelf construction