I love these shelves. I have a 15 foot high ceiling in my garage, and I put these shelves on two of the walls. I have an empty attic, because we have managed to use these shelves for all of our storage needs. Great plans, Matthias. Thank you very much for sharing your skills! - Greg Roberts
Used the exact same thing to make myself a thin work bench in my apartment's enclosed balcony. When i'm in the city space is at a premium so i needed something strong and light (many people do the stupid thing and load a balcony that is never designed to support a permanent heavy load). Cantilevered shelves are the best option for someone who needs space and has a wall to work with. Very strong and solid too.
Matthias Wandel: Not only do I think you're absolutely brilliant with your building skills, but I LOVE the fact that you repurpose so much materials. I try hard to do the same. You are an inspiration, young man.
I am making shelves for my garage and was having a fit trying to cut the diagonal pieces with my jigsaw. Was just about to use a circular saw but remembered this video and made a jig for my table saw. Made cutting 15 identical support arms a breeze. It's over 6 years old but that video keeps on giving. Thanks!
I was beating myself up over the same issue and gave in to looking online for other designs. I'll have to try my hand at making a jog and give the narrow cuts another shot.
I just love how you have no fear matthias! With those wasps nest from a while ago to standing on shelves that high up to test them :0 You're a great woodworker and allways love your videos!
I agree. Mattthias is awesome. If I could move into his neighbor hood, I would visit him regularly, Are there any homes 4 sale close by you place Matthias. Oh, and I like and wonder why you never seem to age.
I made shelves like these for my garage last year. I used the plans on your website. after watching your video, I noticed that our methods of construction were slightly different. For some reason, I managed to incorporate a bunch of profanity, and the occasional throwing of a tool.
LOVE THE NAILS!!! So great to see nails being used. So much stronger then screws for comparable size and I miss the flex/give to make corrections. I was actually sad when you went to the air nailer. :( Addicted to your vids.
Matthias Wandel Have you seen there are infra red cameras that pair with your smart phone. Even on plastered walls it is possible to see the studs, water pipes, conduits and voids. www.flir.com/flirone/atWork.cfm
Great use of vertical space. Good for storing seasonally used items like Christmas or Halloween decorations! I have two smallish lofts in my garage. I might just use some of your idea to free up some lower shelves. Thanks Mathias! As always you have inspired me!
NIce one. Love the recycling you do and approach to joinery. Having done joinery work there are always moments where you have to take some risk especially in house building. But you manage it with intelligence and care and patience. So no health and safety trolling from me. Great channel thanks for the videos.
You would be proud of my scrounging abilities. Last evening before dark, my neighbors up the street had a pile of wood by the street. So, I went to the house to ask if it was free and it was. Now ,the old owner was a wood worker, so most of it looked like wall benches with nails, but I found some 1x12 boards and 2x4's that will go towards an outside wood storage area. Ah, but under all that I found walnut! Planed and and smooth as a baby's bottom. Found: 1-1"x6" @ 11'L ,2-1"x6"@8' L , & 1-1"x8"@6' L . Also some hardwood slats for a bed frame. I sent them a thank you notice with my phone number for any other wood they come across.Yaaa
Thanks for sharing your idea Matthias. I have to keep lumber very heavy, but I have little space, and your creation will help me a lot. I'll do it the same way. Thank you very much...
It would not be practical if he builds second floor on his shop. Power tools such as table saws need to be at the ground level, that's first. But the important thing is, he would not build a 2nd floor because he needs to have a WIDE VERTICAL SPACE for the long lumbers etc. the way he creates a cantilevered hangers is a brilliant idea. Cost Less, and Design Wise :)
You really don't care about your life don't you?! Sitting on the top of those shelves was the Craziest thing i have even seeing you do It has been my Pleasure for a bout year to watch your work.
I'm amazed that you just toenailed those brackets into wall... I was expecting that was just your way to hold them there until you lagged or bolted them onto the studs... I'd be dubious of the longevity of those shelves... The brackets will hold much more than the mounting of them will.
I built shelves in my garage based loosely on this design. I found that it was better to install the boards to the wall studs and to make the brackets that attach to the boards seperately. That allows for more later customization.
Matthias. Love your work. Please do a video on how much weight can a typical 2x4 16inch on center wall hold before failure. With your engineering skills I know it will be great.
Do you have any rules/calculations you do for the thickness and amounts of support necessary for holding a certain amount of weight? I am going to build me a table that is anchored to the wall with a not unsimilar construction and was wondering if I am overdoing with the amount of support or using not enough...
So when you have a new idea that isn't much like all the things you have experiences with, do you build something and test it? Like with the jumping on the ikea table? ;)
I looked at your garage shelf plan and they are very good. I want to use a 24" deep 3/4" plywood for the shelf. Will the dimensions for the supports need to be modified to accommodate the deeper shelf? What would be the new dimensions for the supports? Thank you in advance for your reply.
Thank you VM Mathias you are a master!. But I have not many tools like your, but the point is the idea. I have a hand circular saw and ask you: if the adaptation of manual circular saw for a table saw is good, enough to do this cut that you made in this video?. What video or plan to convert hand circular saw to saw bench you recommend. Congratulations, thanks for teach us, and the best regards for you and canadian people, I'm living in the other extreme of south América, Córdoba Argentina
I was going to ask if this is much stronger than just one piece of wood, but while thinking about it I thought that the pivotal (hehe) difference is that you can optimise both joints for the type of load they need to support. Is that right?
Rick Measham I thought about that thing when he was installing the plywood shelf at first, but then realized he still has the problem of getting the materials up to the top of the scaffolding. It's not a lift.
What were you able to fasten the uprights to? Was there wood behind the tin sheeting? Never mind, I see the answer in the next comments and your reply to Stanton. I assume the strapping was wood though? Safety Trolls? What's that? Your neighbor walking on floor joists now? Love your videos. Tons of stuff to put into practice as I work on my projects!
I've wondered for a long time, does the principle strength of a joint for shear force come from the glue, or the joining hardware? Or do they complement each other, making a joint that's stronger than the sum of it's parts? Looks like a job for Matthias and his screw jack test jig!
BostonTricker Well, slow down, all that test could prove would have to do with pocket holes. It's completely possible that pocket holes just add so little that the effect is difficult to observe, that's why I think Matthias should give it a go with other stuff, nails, regular screws, etc (hint hint Matthias Wandel)
Rob Mckennie I've always heard woodworkers saying this when they butt joint two woods together and add small nails, "The nails are just to hold the two wood together for the time being and the full strength of joint comes from the glue. And when the glue is dry, it makes the joint stronger than the wood itself". But it doesn't seems to be the case in the pocket hole + glue strength test.
I have a strange question. What is with the canvas tarps I have seen these just hanging on the walls in several different channels now. Some it is obvious they are covering storage space where you do not want dust, but in several now they are just hanging on the wall? I am certainly missing something.
Oh, man I did not think of that, lol. Ya every shop I have been in bigger than a two car garage has an echo as specially if your being quiet an needing to talk so someone else or a microphone can hear you. Thank you so much for your quick reply, I racking my brain trying to figure there purpose.
Hey Matthias I make wooden sunglasses by hand cutting them on a scroll saw. I've been told it would be easier and more consistent to cut the frames out with a router but I don't have one. Do you have any ideas on making a jig to cut them on a scroll saw?
Love the way you recycle used lumber to create new projects - saves money and unnecessary landfill use. What are you planning to put up there? Something that high is very inconvenient so I imagine it's for drying lumber or dead storage?
I love these shelves. I have a 15 foot high ceiling in my garage, and I put these shelves on two of the walls. I have an empty attic, because we have managed to use these shelves for all of our storage needs.
Great plans, Matthias. Thank you very much for sharing your skills!
- Greg Roberts
Some shelves way high up.
And of course, I had to do some slightly unsafe things, just to troll the youtube safety trolls!
Did you feel dizzy up there? ^^
You should of used the motorized scaffolding too.
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Used the exact same thing to make myself a thin work bench in my apartment's enclosed balcony. When i'm in the city space is at a premium so i needed something strong and light (many people do the stupid thing and load a balcony that is never designed to support a permanent heavy load).
Cantilevered shelves are the best option for someone who needs space and has a wall to work with.
Very strong and solid too.
Nice to see your human Matthias
Matthias Wandel: Not only do I think you're absolutely brilliant with your building skills, but I LOVE the fact that you repurpose so much materials. I try hard to do the same. You are an inspiration, young man.
I am making shelves for my garage and was having a fit trying to cut the diagonal pieces with my jigsaw. Was just about to use a circular saw but remembered this video and made a jig for my table saw. Made cutting 15 identical support arms a breeze. It's over 6 years old but that video keeps on giving. Thanks!
I was beating myself up over the same issue and gave in to looking online for other designs. I'll have to try my hand at making a jog and give the narrow cuts another shot.
Every time I see you put something together, I have to smile at your humor while I admire your brain... Thanks.... Gordon
You certainly demonstrate faith in your constructions!
I just love how you have no fear matthias! With those wasps nest from a while ago to standing on shelves that high up to test them :0 You're a great woodworker and allways love your videos!
I agree. Mattthias is awesome. If I could move into his neighbor hood, I would visit him regularly, Are there any homes 4 sale close by you place Matthias. Oh, and I like and wonder why you never seem to age.
I made shelves like these for my garage last year. I used the plans on your website. after watching your video, I noticed that our methods of construction were slightly different. For some reason, I managed to incorporate a bunch of profanity, and the occasional throwing of a tool.
Funny how that works isn't it
The ends of your videos are always the part that makes me smile
Standing on that support made me gasp! 😨
Great job!
I see that Danger is you middle name. Watching you hammer at ludicrous speed never gets old. Working with boards on a ladder is a challenge.
The fast forward of you hammering in those nails are extremely satisfying, for some reason.
LOVE THE NAILS!!! So great to see nails being used. So much stronger then screws for comparable size and I miss the flex/give to make corrections. I was actually sad when you went to the air nailer. :( Addicted to your vids.
Maybe I'm not too smart, but I hate ladders. Impressive construction. I know this is a simple video, but your mind never ceases to amaze.
How did you attach the brackets to the walls? What structure did you screw into?
Stanton Taylor Screwed into the strapping. No idea where the studs are.
Matthias Wandel Have you seen there are infra red cameras that pair with your smart phone. Even on plastered walls it is possible to see the studs, water pipes, conduits and voids.
www.flir.com/flirone/atWork.cfm
I was wondering the same thing, Stanton...
Me too...
Looked like Pocket Holes. Just kidding.
Great use of vertical space. Good for storing seasonally used items like Christmas or Halloween decorations! I have two smallish lofts in my garage. I might just use some of your idea to free up some lower shelves. Thanks Mathias! As always you have inspired me!
That face you made when sitting on the shelf looking down reminded me of a kid at a playground looking down the slide with excitement. :-)
NIce one. Love the recycling you do and approach to joinery. Having done joinery work there are always moments where you have to take some risk especially in house building. But you manage it with intelligence and care and patience. So no health and safety trolling from me. Great channel thanks for the videos.
You would be proud of my scrounging abilities. Last evening before dark, my neighbors up the street had a pile of wood by the street. So, I went to the house to ask if it was free and it was. Now ,the old owner was a wood worker, so most of it looked like wall benches with nails, but I found some 1x12 boards and 2x4's that will go towards an outside wood storage area. Ah, but under all that I found walnut! Planed and and smooth as a baby's bottom. Found: 1-1"x6" @ 11'L ,2-1"x6"@8' L , & 1-1"x8"@6' L . Also some hardwood slats for a bed frame. I sent them a thank you notice with my phone number for any other wood they come across.Yaaa
Great video. Love the hammering in fast forward. Well done sir.
If there's one thing I've learned from watching your videos it is this...
All woodwork should be tested by sitting on it. :-)
Damn, those are some high shelves! Good job getting it all in place safely.
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Thanks for sharing your idea Matthias. I have to keep lumber very heavy, but I have little space, and your creation will help me a lot. I'll do it the same way. Thank you very much...
Why you did not build second floor in this shop?? LOL =)
Igor Somov because he doesn´t want to spend so much money on that shop
It would not be practical if he builds second floor on his shop. Power tools such as table saws need to be at the ground level, that's first. But the important thing is, he would not build a 2nd floor because he needs to have a WIDE VERTICAL SPACE for the long lumbers etc. the way he creates a cantilevered hangers is a brilliant idea. Cost Less, and Design Wise :)
I built a second floor or attic in my shop. now i have 2 levels full of crap! more storage = more crap! Also more shelves = more crap!
am i going to be seeing you on A&E's hoarders tv show yard farmer?
You really don't care about your life don't you?!
Sitting on the top of those shelves was the Craziest thing i have even seeing you do
It has been my Pleasure for a bout year to watch your work.
Nice work I really enjoy thatyou dont half ass your projects.
Now that's a man that stands behind, I mean on his work. To high for me. lol
Is this a imperial ton or a metric ton you're talking about? 1:47
I'm amazed that you just toenailed those brackets into wall... I was expecting that was just your way to hold them there until you lagged or bolted them onto the studs...
I'd be dubious of the longevity of those shelves... The brackets will hold much more than the mounting of them will.
He screwed screws into the wall studs.
the ceiling of your garage is almost comically high... i love it!
Why didn't you use your self-driving rolling high-platform instead of the ladder?
Yeah Pat, what was he not thinking. Get the giant scaffold Matthias, we don't need you getting splatted.LOL
One of these days your going to come a cropper.
i love how you have a solution to everything
You can tell Matthias is confident in his creations when he does a full-body-weight strength test without a helmet. :)
I bet you also loved climbing the trees when you were a child :-)
Impressive shelfs.
You are wood crafting ROCKSTAR. You rool!
I like the shelving but would have thought the motorized scaffolding a safer way of installing the shelf decking. Is the scaffolding not tall enough?
Love the home and shop improvement videos!
now that is some top shelf stuff :P and they also double up as bunk beds when the misses kicks you out.
Joe G.P. Better yet...put her out on it...
David Dunne that's not how it works...you must have never had a girlfriend
Joe G.P. Well not for the last 47 years of Married Life...
David Dunne i feel sorry for her
Whatever.
I admire you do everything yourself. Congratulations!
I built shelves in my garage based loosely on this design. I found that it was better to install the boards to the wall studs and to make the brackets that attach to the boards seperately. That allows for more later customization.
this was a light version of the "Wandel test of strenght"?
Matthias. Love your work. Please do a video on how much weight can a typical 2x4 16inch on center wall hold before failure. With your engineering skills I know it will be great.
Hi @Matthias, at what angle did you cut the bevel please?
Nice bracket design,good and strong.With all that ceiling height have you ever considered framing in a second floor?
so much confidence on that ladder!
The best part of these videos is the fast forward
`Good place to store the pocket hole jig !! lol
Best comment so far...
sfosnot85 I second that.
+plunder1956 I third that.
Ed R I'll take this combo to four.
I give five to that.
I'm guessing that there were studs underneath the wall in the garage. Were there?
Do you have any rules/calculations you do for the thickness and amounts of support necessary for holding a certain amount of weight? I am going to build me a table that is anchored to the wall with a not unsimilar construction and was wondering if I am overdoing with the amount of support or using not enough...
+Dennis Lubert It depends so much on workmanship that formulas would be pointless.
So when you have a new idea that isn't much like all the things you have experiences with, do you build something and test it? Like with the jumping on the ikea table? ;)
Looks strong. What are uprights screwed into?
Interesting! Why did you choose to use nails over screws? Just what you had on hand or was it just for the speed of using a nail gun?
I looked at your garage shelf plan and they are very good. I want to use a 24" deep 3/4" plywood for the shelf. Will the dimensions for the supports need to be modified to accommodate the deeper shelf? What would be the new dimensions for the supports? Thank you in advance for your reply.
16 or 18 ga nail use here in the air nailer ?
thank you and great job !
I was just wondering about the interesting bit. Getting stuff up onto those shelves. Or is is a sneaky sleeping loft project?
These up high shelves are good for setting down christmas decors,extra paint,etc
ever thought about building a second floor area in part of the shop? you're certainly got the space
+Matthias Wandel on your wood gears website, the link for this project is misspelled. It say up high "gagage" shelves. Just a heads up.
Now that is standing by your work. When is the wedding Matthias?
Good DIY!! I wish you consider listing the tools you use under the Description area. It would help us beginners. Thanks.
Thank you VM Mathias you are a master!. But I have not many tools like your, but the point is the idea. I have a hand circular saw and ask you: if the adaptation of manual circular saw for a table saw is good, enough to do this cut that you made in this video?. What video or plan to convert hand circular saw to saw bench you recommend. Congratulations, thanks for teach us, and the best regards for you and canadian people, I'm living in the other extreme of south América, Córdoba Argentina
Very, very fearless woodworker))). Good job!
I was going to ask if this is much stronger than just one piece of wood, but while thinking about it I thought that the pivotal (hehe) difference is that you can optimise both joints for the type of load they need to support. Is that right?
Did you used pocket holes to attach the structure to the strapping? And after that you stand on top of that?
I like how much faith you put into those shelves haha. Nice use of space though I guess!
After seeing your video on pocket hole jigs, I expected you to have similar feelings about toe-nailed screws.
As always, subtle perfection in your work Matthias. Well done.
What are the large, hanging canvas tarps for?
You definitely need a forklift
mobile lift of some sort for that warehouse
Nice and simple bit of shelving Mat
He has a Matthias-built, drill driven, mobile scaffold. Unless the timber in it got reclaimed already.
Rick Measham yep seen it still has to climb up it lol
i was suggesting maybe turn it into a lift shaft
Rick Measham I thought about that thing when he was installing the plywood shelf at first, but then realized he still has the problem of getting the materials up to the top of the scaffolding. It's not a lift.
What were you able to fasten the uprights to? Was there wood behind the tin sheeting? Never mind, I see the answer in the next comments and your reply to Stanton. I assume the strapping was wood though? Safety Trolls? What's that? Your neighbor walking on floor joists now? Love your videos. Tons of stuff to put into practice as I work on my projects!
Nice video. What are the angles for the brackets?
Cool video!
WOW! how do you hammer so fast?
I've wondered for a long time, does the principle strength of a joint for shear force come from the glue, or the joining hardware? Or do they complement each other, making a joint that's stronger than the sum of it's parts? Looks like a job for Matthias and his screw jack test jig!
complement each other.
Dusty G. Do you have evidence for that?
Dusty G. Explain Matthias's Pocket Holes with glue joint strength test then.
BostonTricker Well, slow down, all that test could prove would have to do with pocket holes. It's completely possible that pocket holes just add so little that the effect is difficult to observe, that's why I think Matthias should give it a go with other stuff, nails, regular screws, etc (hint hint Matthias Wandel)
Rob Mckennie I've always heard woodworkers saying this when they butt joint two woods together and add small nails, "The nails are just to hold the two wood together for the time being and the full strength of joint comes from the glue. And when the glue is dry, it makes the joint stronger than the wood itself". But it doesn't seems to be the case in the pocket hole + glue strength test.
Your getting up in the world.
I'm getting a raise??
what happened to your mobile scaffold?
You were probably wise not to do the patented 'jump' test you do for tables...
nathan dodds Yes, can't jump that high!
I've watched this a few times over the last year and
I just noticed something... did you use pocket holes to attach the beams to the wall???!
I have a strange question. What is with the canvas tarps I have seen these just hanging on the walls in several different channels now. Some it is obvious they are covering storage space where you do not want dust, but in several now they are just hanging on the wall? I am certainly missing something.
cuts down on echo a lot
Oh, man I did not think of that, lol. Ya every shop I have been in bigger than a two car garage has an echo as specially if your being quiet an needing to talk so someone else or a microphone can hear you. Thank you so much for your quick reply, I racking my brain trying to figure there purpose.
What is the depth of the shelf? How do you decide how big of an angle to make the support bracket?
Hey Matthias I make wooden sunglasses by hand cutting them on a scroll saw. I've been told it would be easier and more consistent to cut the frames out with a router but I don't have one. Do you have any ideas on making a jig to cut them on a scroll saw?
Why did you turn the pretty side upwards?
Not a criticism, just curious, why did you use nails instead of screws?
What do you plan on storing up there?
You're nuts! I wouldn't have stood on that bracket. I started sweating when I saw it swaying side to side.
What goes on those high shevles, stays there. lol. nice build Matthias.
your videos are excellent, and the endings are always hilarious lol
Love the way you recycle used lumber to create new projects - saves money and unnecessary landfill use. What are you planning to put up there? Something that high is very inconvenient so I imagine it's for drying lumber or dead storage?
You really are game standing on just one like that! I suppose the only question that I have is what are you going to put all the way up there?
That was my question.
He mentioned it in his vlog video. Fabric stuff like cushions to keep it away from mice I believe.
Jay Bates It'll definitely work for any mice with a sensible fear of heights! ;->
That's where you hide the dead bodies of the safety trolls.....
Jay Bates Oh fabric! I was thinking that it was just pure bait for the 'safety conscious' as raising a single board up to there can be challenging.
What will you use the shelves? They seem a bit high for regular storage.
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now how are you going to put stuff up there?
I like the speed hammering.
High ceiling and low floors. Nice!
cool; looks VERY high up there 6m ?
Спасибо за ваш канал!
I agree Shayter.
Shayter Andrey Что меня особенно впечатляет в его работе, так это высокая точность. Он все время что-то меряет. Крут! Очень крут.
Your new shelves make a good place to hide Christmas gifts.
high end shelving for high level shelves. Good video
Great work for this reason I like your business
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Just ask, screw is better or nail is better?
The end there was unintended comedy, loved it xD
How did it take you from start to finish!