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I have updated the pictures of this project to reflect the finished shelves. I only had one shelf done last time I posted this. Both shelves are 10' long so I only had room to make one at a time. I added a construction picture to go with the finished project. Lots and lots of miters. The shelves are for a clients pottery collection

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Very cool design!
 

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nice! Good idea for the use of cutoffs and scraps
 

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Looks great. Both together Will be impressive.
Thanks for sharing your work.
A pic of the both shelves installed would be cool.
 

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Most cool!
 

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Please post photos of the finished project.
You took a common item like a shelf and turned it into art.
Thanks for sharing.
tom b.
 

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very amazing shelf! That looks like a ton of work. Is it hollow with a false front? Also, how did you attach it to the wall?

Thank you for sharing! I love projects like this
 

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Hello scueplain

A very good design
I love it

In my favorite

A picture with the two shelves is necessary
Thanks for sharing
 

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Cool design. Must have been a challenge to keep it strait with all those mitres.
 

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I have a very flat assembly table that I set everything up on.The back of the shelf has a 1.5" cavity that holds a full length ledger plate made of 1" plywood. This ledger zigs and zag with the shelf. The ledger is a couple of thousands narrower in the vertical plane so the shelf will slip onto it when it is on the wall. I made the vertical sections of the ledger 1/4" narrower then the cavity. this allows for side to side movement
The ledger was made in place with pocket screws and glue. I then screwed a piece of 1/4" plywood to the ledger and extracted it from the back cavity. This plywood piece held the registration for the whole ledger. I then flushcut routed around the ledger in several places(kind of like little window so I could accurately mark the position of the ledger on the wall without losing the registration. Leveled everything and marked it position on the wall. Sank 2.5" screws through the ledger into the studs. Took the ledger off the wall and then removed the plywood. Reinstalled the ledger and put the shelf up for scribing to the wall on the end of the shelf. The vertical pieces of the ledger are undersized enough to have movement of 1/4" so I could scribe and still remount the shelf without having to move the ledger again. Scribed for back wall and the attached the whole thing to the ledger with some countersunk #4 brass screws . Very strong, I think a kid could hang on it
 

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Just a thought- Maybe a radius on the outside corners to give more of an organic feel, and blend more with the clay art. Not that I'm any kind of artist.
 

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unique and cool ,well done
 

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Love this! Yes, would like to see completed project.
 

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I think the sharp angles will provide a nice contrast against the curves of the pottery. Very thorough design and install!
 

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Love it, love those miters and the various depths. Great piece I'd love to have on of these on one of our bedroom walls. I see it took quite a bit of thought to put together. Thanks for the inspiration!
 

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Outstanding! The face must be solid, right?
 
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