DIY #7 | Floating Entryway Shelf with Drawer

Hi, this time I made a floating entryway shelf for my friend's house.

And here are some thoughts after this project.

I had done waterfall miter joints with a table saw when I made my desk, but in this video, I tried another way to make hidden miter joints with a router. Although it needed time to set up, it worked great. (thanks to the wood whisperer)

When I glued up the miter joints, I used sacrificial blocks for clamping (clamping cauls? blocks?). In the video I saw, they removed the clamping blocks with a chisel and hammer. I followed them and... the block pulled out wood fibers. I had to use my hand saw and then remove the remains with a chisel a little by little. If you use this clamping method on Oak, I do not recommend hammering clamping blocks to remove them.

Instead of buying a mounting bracket, I made it out of plywood with dowels, and it was much sturdier than I thought. I will definitely use the dowel method again when I need to make more floating brackets.

Thank you for watching. See you soon!

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Tools and Products

▸ DW745 10-Inch Compact Job-Site Table Saw
▸ Bosch MRC23EVSK Router
▸ Makita RT0701CX7 Router
▸ WEN 4208 8 in. 5-Speed Drill Press

▸ INCRA Precision T-Rules
▸ OSMO Polyx Hard Wax Oil 3041 Neutral

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[eloisecamire]

Love it! So elegant. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” I wish I had a friend who could make this for me ! ❤️

[SeawolfSurfer]

Zen, jazz, oak wood and a superb result keep it going!

[JessePenico]

Beautiful work. Best woodworking channel. Hands down.

[adrianyee]

You make loose tenon joinery look so effortless and achievable without expensive tools - thank you for the inspiration and beautiful, minimal production

[royunderwood]

Beautiful work! The music and the framing of the video are a perfect match! Very nicely done.

[crtzmo]

I especially like the dissimilar gaps in the design (thin space between each drawer front and wider space between the drawers and the top/sides) -- simple and clean, very nice.

[chsstagemanager]

great to see you posting again, we missed you

[MrRobinous]

Everything is perfect here. The video is perfect, the woodwork is perfect. Love your channel.

[Ranger]

Well done, Joinery is top notch and the finished product is excellent!

[WalterSonntag]

So happy to see you back making videos. Hope you are happy and healthy.

[garagemonkeysan]

Great film, well shot, love the vibe. Shelf is awesome, meticulous detailing and so clean. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[KonradSarnowski]

Love it! And the video is an EXPERIENCE as whole - perfect for "zen" break at work, with hot tea and brownie.... <3

[sterlinghein]

What a beautiful build and video. Loved all of the care you took with the detail work; I felt like I came away with some tips just because of how you featured them.

[TheSteveAS]

Absolutely gorgeous. And exactly what we need for our entryway! If only I could channel your exacting craftswomanship. I could never match those tolerances! Love the continuous grain drawer fronts!

[raulsoto]

Wauu.. Me encantan tus videos, muy buen trabajo, la música es muy buena, un abrazo desde 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[boltup]

Is this really your 7th woodworking project? I've been woodworking on and off for a few years and happy when I cut things straight! Lol.

[joshn]

Love it, man, this is what I'm looking for to put under my wall mounted TV, just so I can put my sound bar on top and put the wires behind it. Beautiful job.

[saninmw]

your every video is a work of art, truely!

[aaronw]

Gorgeous pice of furniture! Well done.

[robson.silvanascimento]

A cada postagem seu trabalho está cada vez mais sofisticado. Parabéns pelo trabalho, edição e trilha sonora. Tudo de primeiríssima qualidade. Ansioso pelos próximos vídeos. 👍🇧🇷