Crystal Shelf With Wooden Supports

Hello everyone!
I made this instructable from scrap pieces of wood and a piece of glass that I had thrown around.

We are just remodeling the house, and since we put a TV in the dining room, I decided to add a shelf to place my SNES Laptop for games or to use Plex.

I did not want to spend a lot of money so here we're gonna learn how to use wood as support for the glass to get a nice look.

Materials:

• A piece of wood. (Mine was 1 inch thick, 2 inches wide and 3 feet)
• Piece of glass, from a window or a table. (Mine was broken from a table, so I just cut it to make it square)
• 2 brackets, the smaller the better but please, consider the weight they gonna support.

Tools:

• Hacksaw
• Clamps
• Ruler
• Drill
• Hammer
• Chisel or Utility Knife (I do not recomend use this to cut wood, is very dangreous but is the only thing I have)
• Leveler Tool

First, take measure of the width and length of your glass.

I add 4 cm in the front and the back of the wooden supports to allow cables to pass behind the glass

Then, fix the wood to a table using the clamps, and cut the pieces with the hacksaw.

Using the edge of the glass, I mark a notch over the wooden piece.

Then, using the utility knife, I made several passes over the notch borders, on the front and the side, until y was able to remove the excess material.

Just to be sure, when i finish both cuts, I put the glass in between, and check that everything fits.

Now, we proceed to add the brackets on a 90° angle.

One you have all pieces ready, measure the distance between the outside edge of the wooden supports, with the glass in place. Now. I mark below the tv the same distance and use the wooden supports as a guide for the brackets holes to be fix on the wall.

Make sure everything is level with the leveler tool.

I drill the brackets holes, and screw them on the wall.

Finally, put the glass between the notches, and you're done!

Hope you guys like it!