I made DIY floating shelves by power carving some solid ash and used Minwax Stains to stain them green! This floating shelf design doesn’t require metal brackets or a drill press. This video is sponsored by Minwax. Minwax stains come in so many different colors and two different opacities, Semi-Transparent and Solid. I start by testing out the colors on scrap pieces of wood and they look great right out of the can. If I am trying to get a specific color or opacity I can mix different combinations like I did for this floating shelf commission.
I used the following Minwax products:
Pre stain wood conditioner
Semi-Transparent and Solid color wood stains mixed together.
Polycrylic in a matte finish
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Love this! Looks a bit like jade stones polished and anchored to the wall.
also, if you know how much you're planning on cutting for the back end, you can drill and cut then do the shaping after. Creative clamping feels easier than pull sawing lol
Nice video. Awesome design. Will have to try that Minwax stain. Mahalo for sharing! : )
Why You are using crodless/battery tools at home?
You don't secure the two halves after you put it on the wall?
Love this project!
Mighty fine Ash! 😋
I admire the creativity, but wouldn't it make more sense to use existing floating shelf hardware that is on the market?
You can find them made of steel as well, which would add to the strength.
Very nice
Not gonna lie, these colors look like puke. But the concept it’s really interesting!
Great idea
those are really nice colors. maybe it's my computer but I felt like each shelf had slightly different tones on it. very cool
Those look great dude. Good to know that minwax is available in so many different colors.
Love this!
Very cool. Guess i need to make a lot of these to sell!!
Very cool. Love the 'big slabs of stone' optic. Would be cool to treat them in a way, so the surface resembles marble or slate.
Nice project! Any plans to start the podcast again?
For those tempted to emulate the content creator: angle grinders are exceptionally dangerous tools; carving heads for angle grinders are some of the most dangerous attachments for angle grinders. These tools can and will grab work and walk into contact with the operator in only fractions of a second- SO PROTECT YOURSELF: wear leather arm, body, and hand protection, a face shield, and never apply the tool where progress across or through your material is in line with any parts of your body you want to remain the same shape. Avoid bracing or any posture that locks your body in close proximity to the tool.
Cool idea on the shelves. Like the way they turned out but don't really care for the green stain. I think they would have been better with just a clear. Personal preference I guess.
Really nice! I was going to build a floating shelf myself, with a very different design, but similar principal of piece of wood that is wall mounted, and the shelf sits inside a groove inside the wall mounted piece.
and I had no idea how to lock it into place in a conceiled way, and your dowel idea is brilliant and solves my problem!!
I've seen this vid this morning, and I already tried it out on a coat hanger piece, and it works really really well.
THANK YOU
Edibles in full effect for creativity mode!!😂😂😂 Super Dope Ben, Dirty Jersey out!!
Hey Ben, I made some larger shelves with the exact same technique, but the back mounting piece warped pretty notably in all of them a day or two after I ripped it. I had previously checked the wood moisture content and didn't seem that wet. Any tips?
Hammer fist!? I need one of those! 😀
you could cut the shelves on a bandsaw
So, did the customer fulfill their end of the deal, or did they refuse to pay and accept the shelves? I hope this was more than just another excellent instructional video, and you were paid for the products you created. Thank you for sharing! Mike
One thought on the sanding. Did you sand each piece on its own, or did you attach the base to the shelv via dovel to sand? The first will round over the matching edges and creates a small gap, which I think was kinda visible in the video.
But you're using Ryobi tools 😬🤮🤮
This channel is more about selling hardware store products than giving actual useful hints or producing functional items. And shows an awful lot of messiness not expected from somebody truly skilled.
I love the power carving that you do, and I want to create more organic shapes in my woodworking; however, I'm a bit scared of angle grinders and shaping disks for catching and for having hands so close to the business end. Are there any "genteel" shaping disks you would recommend or even an alternative to using an angle grinder to create the same effect? Thanks!