![]() I cut right along the lines on the top side of the plywood sheet, then came back with a jig saw to finish the cuts along the inside corners. If you don’t have a saw guide, you can use a straight edge and some clamps. Once I had the back panel traced out, I used my circular saw to rip the excess off the right side of the sheet so I can use that for scrap later, then I used my Accu-Cut and circular saw to cut along all the lines. So when you trace, make sure left side is lined against the left edge of the plywood and the bottom corner is ¾″ up from the bottom edge. But, the back panel should extend ¾″ BELOW the bottom shelf corner. NOTE: I made a mistake in the video and lined up the bottom edge of the shelf with the bottom edge of the plywood. I used a straight edge and a speed square to help me trace the squares between all the shelves. Then I traced out where it needed to be cut for the back panel. I lined up the left side against the edge of the sheet and checked that it was straight and square. Once the entire DIY vinyl record shelf section was together, I placed the remaining plywood sheet on my workbench and laid the shelf assembly on top. I glued the dowels into the holes and came back later to trim them all down. I clamped it in place and lined the next shelf up with it.Īnd when I got to the end (the top of the shelf), I had to attach this short piece, so I couldn’t use it as a spacer. I used the second short shelf as a “spacer block” to space the rest of the shelves on this project 12 ¾” apart. I started at the bottom and worked my way up. I used a speed square to make sure the pieces stayed square while assembling. So notice that this bottom shelf piece is 27″ long and the rest are 26 ¼”. Since it has this additional piece on the right end that the other shelves don’t have, this piece needed to be ¾” longer to keep all the shelf openings the same. The bottom shelf has a short shelf piece on the right edge and a long shelf piece at the middle. Of course, if you prefer, you could leave the screw heads exposed or use wood putty instead. Once the screws were in, I could go back and glue in some ⅜″ wood dowels to plug the holes. I didn’t want the screw heads to show on the finished project, so for each screw, I predrilled a pilot hole for the screw, then used a ⅜″ forstener but to countersink each hole about ¼″ deep. ![]() There were a few ways I could assemble these shelves, but I decided the easiest and quickest way was to use wood glue with 2″ wood screws. ![]() RELATED: How to apply iron on edge banding Step 2: Assemble Vinyl Record Shelf Pieces I applied iron on edge banding along these edges, then sanded everything smooth. I visualized the final project and tried to mark out which shelf edges will be exposed so I could edge band over them. I first cut down my plywood sheet to get all my shelf pieces (see diagram above). Step 1: Cut and Edge Band Plywood Shelves Some posts you might find helpful throughout the build:
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