| Swedish Wall Shelf: Assembling Top and Decorative Valance |
From "Woodworking"
episode DIW-207 |
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Once the brackets have been mounted, the shelf top and decorative valance are added. The Swedish Wall Shelf pattern in Bruce Johnson's demonstration was featured in the February 2000 issue of American Woodworker magazine. For ordering information, go to the Resources list below and click on "Swedish Wall Shelf Pattern". Materials: Top shelf and valance
Assembled brackets and back panel
7-5/8" wooden spacer
Pencil
Clamp
Screwdriver and screws
Wood glue
Spring clamps
Wall hanger
- Loosen clamp on brackets and spacer. Reposition spacer upright (figure A) so horizontal edge is even with top edge of brackets. Tighten clamp on repositioned spacer and brackets.
- Place shelf on top of brackets and spacer. Center and clamp into place.
- Use pencil to mark inner and outer vertical edges of the bracket's top edge on underside of top shelf (figure B). Repeat for other bracket.
- Loosen clamp and flip top shelf. Center in place.
- Use drill to countersink holes within both sets of vertical lines (figure C). Position first hole about 2" from straight edge; position second hole 2-3" from the first. Use screwdriver to tighten screws through holes into shelf. Repeat technique to secure opposite bracket to top shelf.
- Apply wood glue to straight edge of valance (figure D). Center valance piece under top shelf, against the brackets. Use spring clamps to hold in place as glue dries (figure E).
- Using drill, countersink hole into back edge of shelf directly above line of screws.
- Secure hanger to the shelf with screw and tighten into place (figure F). Repeat technique to add additional hanger.
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Model: 0806908548
Author: Patrick Spielman
1995
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Basics
Model: 0806972246
Author: Patrick Spielman
March 1991
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Handbook
Model: 0806947705
Author: Patrick Spielman
November 1986
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Pattern Book
Model: 0806947721
Author: Patrick Spielman
October 1986
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Artistic Scroll Saw Patterns and Projects
Model: 080699424X
Author: Dan Kihl & Patrick E. Spielman
September 1997
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Build It Together: 30 Easy Woodworking Projects for Kids and Adults
Author: Katie Hamilton & Gene Hamilton
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811724212
Fine Woodworking
A magazine devoted to high-quality craftsmanship in woodworking.
The Taunton Press Inc.
Website: www.taunton.com
Building Shelves in a Weekend: 15 Step-By-Step Woodworking Projects
Model: 1558705481
Author: Alan and Gill Bridgewater
(March, 2000)
Popular Woodworking Books
Woodworking Basics: The Essential Benchtop Reference
Author: William Perkins Spence
Publisher: Sterling
ISBN: 0806909412
176 Woodworking Projects: A Workbench Treasury
Model: 0806965282
Author: Workbench Magazine
To order this title from Amazon, click here.
Scroll Saw Scandinavian Patterns and Projects
Model: 0806909862
Author: Patrick E. Spielman and Gosta Dahlqvist
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Shelf Patterns
Model: 0806985860
Author: Patrick E. Spielman and Loren Raty
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Swedish Wall Shelf Pattern
The Swedish Wall Shelf Pattern in Bruce Johnson's demonstration was featured in the February 2000 issue (#78) of American Woodworker magazine.
Back issues are available for $5 each. Photocopies of past articles are available for $3 each.
For either, write or call (8 am to 5 pm CST, M-F):
American Woodworker Reprint Center
Box 83695
Stillwater, MN 55083-0695
(715) 247-5060
American Woodworker Magazine
American Woodworker
Website: www.americanwoodworker.com
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