– 1’ x 2’ x 1/4” birch plywood
– table saw
– 1” x 2” x 6’ pine board
– power planer
– wood glue
– nail gun and nails
– clamps
– carpenter square
– drill with 1/4” forstner drill bit
– 3’ long 1/4” dowel
– flat ring hangers & screws
Directions:
On the table, saw cut the plywood board at 11-1/2” lengthwise. Cut again at 11-1/2” from the remainder of the board. Cut three 2” pieces from one of these and cut three 1-1/2” pieces and one 1” piece. From the other 11-1/2” piece cut two 1” pieces.
From the pine board, cut a piece 1 3/4” wide, and then cut it into two 28” pieces and one 12-5/8” piece.
Cut the two 28” pieces to 5/8” thick using the table saw. use the power planer to clean up the saw marks taking the boards down to 9/16 inch thick. Leave the 12-5/8” piece 3/4” thick.
Using one each of the 2”, 1-1/2” and 1” pieces, glue and nail them together to form a shelf with a back.
Glue the 2” piece to the front of the 1-1/2” piece, and then glue the 1” piece on top at the back of the 1 1/2” piece. (We used a 23 gauge brad nail gun to hold them together while the glue dried. You could also just glue and clamp them together).
Repeat these steps with the other two shelves.
Lay out where your shelves will go on your side boards. Using a square, draw lines to help you position the shelves. (Our measurements are: first one flush with the bottom, second up 9-1/4 to the bottom of the shelf and the third one up 18-1/2 to the bottom of the shelf).
Lay out where the holes for the dowels will go. (We placed ours at 5-1/4” from the bottom 14-1/2” and 23-3/4” and 5/16” back from the front of the sides to the center of the holes).
Using a 1/4” forstner bit, drill the holes 5/16” deep.
Cut the 1/4” dowel into three pieces, 12” long.
Starting with one of the side pieces, glue and nail and then clamp the three shelves in place, allow the glue to dry.
Place that side on a flat surface with the shelves sticking up. Insert the dowels into the three holes, glue the ends of the three shelves and place the other side in position. (It may be helpful to have a helper at this point to get the dowels all into their holes at the same time).
Glue and nail and then clamp or just use glue and then clamp. Allow to dry.
Glue and nail the 12-5/8” piece to the top of the sides.
To hang, install two flat ring hangers to the backside of the top piece and one flat ring hanger to the middle of the bottom shelf so that they stick out, use screws to fasten the unit to the wall.
-Manda
Sources: Chair c/o Versanora | Hanging Planter | Plant Stand | Rug | Plant Basket – Target Dollar Bins