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Now we're doing this. It should take this long. We can do it later if you want or we can just skip it. Super straightforward step by step, not technical.

Go to Aura.com Niat the link is in the description of this video for a free twoe trial. Thank you Aura for sponsoring this video and for one last thing I Got to do this style shelf you can build without power tools and it's good practice for the bigger shelves. The ability to build custom shelves is the Cornerstone of an organiz Ized life. These instructions assume you have sheetrock walls or also called drywall.

You can screenshot this list of tools you'll need. Here's what they look like: Tape Measure Pencil Combo Square PSA They sell this one at Home Depot 100 Grit sandpaper Philips Screwdriver number two Philip Screwdrivers come in three sizes. good sharp scissors and you can use a little keychain one if you want. And here's the supplies you'll need.

You can screenshot this as your shopping list. We're going to make a 2 and 1/2 in by 1/4 in Pine shelf out of molding. You'll get this stuff in the molding aisle at Home Depot and you buy it by the foot. 2in corner braces two to a pack.

These are not shelf brackets. These are not designed for shelf building. They're in the hardware aisle at Home Depot They're called Corner Braces Box of number six by 1 in Drywall Screws Alert! Important detail: Coar thread coarse thread Scotch VHB Tape very high Bond Expensive but miraculous. Measure your wall, measure your board, mark it with a little dash, line your combo square up to your mark, draw a square line.

cut the board this way, top down all the way through the board like you're cutting a sandwich. This technique keeps the cut Square Aim for Perfection Light ly sand the corners so nobody gets splinters. but don't go crazy. Stick the VHB tape to one corner brace, then trim it with scissors.

Aim for Perfection alert. Only one side of the corner brace gets VHB taped. The holes go to the outside of the Shelf Okay, now it's time to stick the corner brace to the Shelf alert. Make sure the corner brace is even with the Shelf Edge as you stick it and make sure the corner brace is square to the Shelf Before You Stick It Use your combo Square as a guide even with the Shelf Edge Square to the Shelf mush the corner brace so the VHB can bond to the wood.

Don't test it. Let it sit. The longer it sits, the better it sticks. maybe 2 minutes or so.

Now stick the VHB to the second Corner brace alert VHB the correct side of the corner brace. There is a difference between the left side and the right side corner brace. So Mount the second Corner brace square and flush mush the second Corner brace. Don't test it.

Let it sit for 2 minutes or so. hold your shelf where where you want it installed. Mark one hole only, probably the top right if you're right-handed sorry one hole only. at this point, like a ninja screw in your 1 inch drywall.

screw into the exact center of your circle. Not too much pressure and not too tight. Do not strip the drywall light. medium torque here.

Alert: If the drywall screw goes in one halfway or so and won't go in any further, you've likely hit a stud. Use a lot of pressure and a lot of torque to drive the screw home, There's about a 1 in 15 chance you'll hit a stud. Now you're going to level the Shelf level the Shelf mark the top hole on the other side, and like a ninja again, drive your one in drywall. screw perfectly into the center of your marked hole like a ninja.

Drive The remaining two screws into the remaining two holes and you're done on this week's Patreon only video I Need to ride about once a week or else I Go crazy when friends who ride visit me from out of town. I Take them on this route so they'll say nice things about. California Nice things about Los Angeles.