Design and Build a Custom Shelf

Design a shelf for your space, then cut, assemble, and finish it.

Design and Build a Custom Shelf

Overview

An intermediate woodworking workshop where you design a shelf for a real spot in your home, cut the parts with power tools, assemble it, and leave with a finished piece ready to install.

Topics covered

Woodworking

Instructor

Ari Zade · Founder & Design Engineer

Ari runs fabrication workshops at Desk Job — from first cuts to finished builds, meeting makers wherever they're starting from.

More about the studio

Agenda

  1. 1.Measure your space and sketch the shelf design
  2. 2.Cut boards to size with power tools
  3. 3.Assemble and fasten the shelf
  4. 4.Sand, finish, and prep for install

Tools you'll use

DeWalt Cordless Power Tools
DeWalt Cordless Power Tools

All tools, lumber, and finishing materials are provided. Bring measurements from the wall or nook where the shelf will go.

What you'll take home

A custom shelf designed and built for your space.