How to make the shelf with your own hands

The shelf made by its own hands is not only a decorative and useful subject of the interior, but also the pride of a home master. Required tools and materials, fantasy and patience will help you cope with this task.

It is important to consider what load will be on the shelf and for which room it is intended. For the shelves under the microwave, a cutting of a plastic window sill is suitable. In addition to the shelves in the bathrooms, elevated humidity operates. It is better to use glass or chipboard with a plastic coating. Book shelves from a 200 mm width of 200 mm width, 20-30 mm thick. After cutting the boards are grinding. The finished wooden shelf is covered with impregnation for wood or varnish. Practical furniture shields from chipboard. Such plates are produced with different coating. It can be veneer, plastic, melamine film.

Cropped ends shelves made of furniture chipboard are sealed with a special edge ribbon. Tapes are two species - paper and plastic. A thermoclay is applied to the paper tape, it is glued with an iron. Plastic ribbons are fixed with glue. Buy tape with a stock in width. After drying the glue excess, cut the construction knife, then treat the corners of sandpaper. The edges of the paper tape are lowered and spend on the corner of a small file.

Prepare tools:

lobzik or hacksaw;
drill;
metal Cornel;
roulette;
pencil;
level;
drill;
self-tapping screws or furniture screws;
dowel-nails.

Before starting work, create a drawing of a complex shelf. The easiest option is a single shelf attached to profiled corners.

The main materials for the manufacture of the suspended shelf are boards or chipboard and a thick rope or rope. Sequence of work:

With the help of an electric bike or hacksaw saw the material on the shelves equal to size.
Apply markup to drill holes.
Drill on wood drill shelves. On each shelf there should be 4 holes.
Grind into the holes of the rope, tie under each shelf the knot. Make sure that the length of the rope between the shelves was the same.
Between the average shelves, you can arrange small bars of the same thickness. You will have to drill a hole in each bar. This is a painstaking job. But the use of bars will save you from the need to adjust the rope along the length and tie the nodes.

For the manufacture of a glass shelf will need:

glass thickness from 5 to 15 mm;
oil glazing;
metal line;
ribbon grinding machine, ribbon grain - 120 units;
respirator.

The glass marked should be cut at one time so that there are no chips. After you made a notch, break the glass. The edges of the shelves are treated with grinding. In the process of work, wipe the edge of the shelf with water. This will reduce the amount of dust, and the treated edge will look beautiful. Glass shelves are attached to the wall using special holders that are set at a distance of 5-10 mm from the edge.

The painstaking work on the manufacture of shelves will help to create an interior of your taste. It is important that the shelf is not only beautiful and comfortable, but also securely fixed on the wall. This will ensure your safety.