2x4 Office Shelving

[ralitaco]

Making progress. Got a seal coat and 1 coat of Gel Stain on. I think I will put on a 2nd coat of stain...at lease on a couple of boards to see if there is a noticeable difference.

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I had a scrap piece of corner trim and some shelving supports that worked pretty good to keep the pieces off the table.

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And here is a picture of my work tent...it ain't much but it keeps me dry...mostly...

 

[ralitaco]

FINALLY...I finished my shelves!!!!!
It was taking so long that I made a happy accident - I decided to save time and just put shellac on the 2x6's. I think it works.

 

[Berta]

I think it’s perfect!

 

[Henry W]

FINALLY...I finished my shelves!!!!!
It was taking so long that I made a happy accident - I decided to save time and just put shellac on the 2x6's. I think it works.

Nicely done. Just finished a '2x4' project myself - a desk. No finish applied.

 

[ralitaco]

I think it’s perfect!

Thanks for the encouragement, but I can tell you for sure, it is far from perfect. I have shellac and stain runs everywhere. But that is ok, this was a learning experience.

Nicely done. Just finished a '2x4' project myself - a desk. No finish applied.

I started this before you needed a mortgage to buy 2x4's because I thought it would be quick and cheap...neither ended up being true.

 

[ralitaco]

I finally finished all my shelving for my office. As always, things did not go quite as planned. One miscalculation was my middle 2x4 ended up right in front of the wall outlet. I had to shift the assembly towards the door which created a smaller than planned opening between the 2 shelves at the door.

Also, turns out that the 2x6's I purchased were twisted which made for some unexpected challenges. You can see the end by the window is angling out at the bottom. Another issue from the twists was that I created a huge dimple on the front of a 2x4 where I had to put a clamp to pull the board flush. (I plan to try to fix it using the damp rag and iron method.)




Another challenge was mounting the 2 shelf assembly to the wall. The side walls only had 1 stud that I could screw into so I had to attach to the back wall as well. Then I realized that the bottom shelf boards would not clear the top support. Fortunately, I was able to remove the front of one side to get them in.




On the upside, I feel like a did a better job with the staining and shellacking. I still had some runs but not as many. I also learned a VERY important lesson...write down how many coats of each finish I apply. I really wished I would have had those instructions going in but I had to figure it out again. In the end, I think it worked.

Thanks again to everyone that offered help and encouragement.

 

[Oka]

Nice ! - You don't have enough Monitors ....

 

[ralitaco]

Nice ! - You don't have enough Monitors ....

Thank you. One of them on the desk is going away.

 

[Hmerkle]

Good work Jim @ralitaco - half the job of woodworking and especially installation, is figuring out what to do when you have a problem.... and you ALWAYS have a problem!

BTW @Oka
That's not a monitor...

This is a monitor...
49 inch curved (saw one at a customer yesterday - unbeliveable!

 

[waitup]

Shelving looks good! Wouldn't mind having that (and Hank's monitor) in my office.

 

[ralitaco]

Thank you Hank and Matt. I decided to try to fix the dent with a damp cloth and iron...well shortly after I started I remembered (or more like saw) that shellac does not like water all that much. So as a result, I learned how to patch water damaged shellac. I knocked it down with 0000 steel wool, cleaned it up with alcohol and put on some new shellac. I can see the patch but most people won't notice. Live and learn