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Fittina the project to vour home

The dimensions shown above may need to be adjusted to fit your home's specific situation. It is always a good idea to test any modifications early in your planning process.

When mounted on the wall, the space between the moldings must be 2" at the point of contact to the wall.

Wall Molding

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Shelf Cleat Molding

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Shelf Plate Molding

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Shelf Frame Molding

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Match rabbets to thickness of plywood.

MATERIAL LIST modular shelf system

Tx W x L

1 Wall Moldings (24) 3/4" x 2W x 48"

2 Shelf Cleat Molding (1) 3/4" x 1^e/,₃" x (*)

3 Shelf Frame Molding (1) 1/2" x 1" x {*)

4 Shelf Top and Bottom (2/shelf) 1/8" (cut to fit)

5 Shelf Plate Molding (1) 1" x 4" x (*)

(*) Molding's lengths will vary.

Otice all the moldings were formed, it was time to cut and assemble the shelves. Mite ring the shelf frame moldings, I made all the shelves 4" deep but in lengths of 8" and 12". I pinned the mitered corners but glued the plywood to the frames. The cleat moldings were cut to length and glued to the shelves. My last step was to finish the shelves with three coats of linseed oil — no shellac. It's very easy to retouch if required.

Mounting the Wall Moldings

While you'll modify the measurements of this system to suit your needs, please consider that your wall moldings should be created in multiples of 16" lengths. This will match the 16" on-center studs in your walls. My wall moldings are 48" long, so they crossed three adjacent studs per molding. I secured them with 2" finish nails. Starting with the lowest rail, I used a full-length spacer in the

molding's rabbet to properly locate the next molding up. if you want even more strength, it is OK to use construction adhesive, too.

Now our wall is nicely decorated, and our bowls and knickknacks have a home. And this time out I built a much nicer unit, for considerably less than the catalog version! Whew.

Rob Johnstone is editor in chief of Woodworker's Journal,

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