How Do You Build Wooden Shelving Units?
Shelves in the house are similar to closets: there never seems to be enough of them. If you are going to have wooden shelf units in your house to store your books and whatnots, it is better if they look good while they do it. Building shelf units rates on the easier side of woodworking projects because you can buy the wood already cut to width and length. If you already know the size of the shelf unit you desire, and want a ¼-inch plywood back on it, your local retail lumber supply may be able to cut that piece to your custom size. Place the two 27¾-inch pieces of lumber on a table side by side. Measure up from one end ¾ inch and make a mark. From that mark, measure up 6 inches and make another mark. From that mark, measure ¾ inch and make a mark. Repeat this pattern until you have clearly marked three shelves with 6 inches separating each one. Place the carpenter’s square on each of the marks and draw a line across both pieces of lumber. This will result in marking where each of the f
