54 degrees in the shop today
Turning an old chair back into a wall mounted shelf
The most tedious part was figuring out the right angle to mount the shelf and added wooden brackets. Since this is an old chair back it does not sit against the wall at perfect 90 degrees so I had to dry mount a shelf to the chair and keep checking the angle against a wall to get it right.
In order to securely mount a shelf to the chair I made two custom oak brackets with notches cut out for the shelf angle and to attach it to the chair. I matched some of the preexisting curves of the chair in making the bracket so it did not look overly clunky on the finished piece.
Inside view of the bracket with notches for mounting
Finished bracket
Bracket secured to the chair with screws to be later filled with oak dowels.
Drawing out the shelf curve on a piece of reclaimed walnut
Bracket attached to the chair
Dry fit of shelf
Walnut shelf secured to the chair and wooden brackets
Finished product in the store.
