DIY Whiskey Shelf

I've started a little Whiskey collection. I noticed my friends also enjoy having a few bottles of liquor in their house, so I decided to make a nice little shelf to display them! Enjoy!

• You will need some nice looking wood. I used old reclaimed Fir 2x6.
• Battery operated LED lights. I purchased mine off Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00USNOG4A/ref=o...
• 1/2" Steel Pipe for shelf brackets
• Two 5" pipes
• Four 6" pipes
• Six floor flanges
• Two Tee pipes
• Stain or Danish Oil
• Screws for mounting and putting together
• Optional Polyurethane (I did not use Poly)

• Cut two pieces for the shelves at 30" long
• Remember to measure twice and cut once!
• Look at your wood and decide what surfaces you want to be shown

• Find the center of the board you wish to use as top shelf
• Decide if you want the cut-out facing the ceiling or underneath (I chose underneath, shouldn't matter since it's not very visible at eye height
• Set depth of saw blade to length of LED light housing (The drill will get it the rest of the way. This is for hiding the LEDs/wires)
• Cut along center line starting 2" from either edge of the board

• Match drill bit to width of LED tip
• Drill one hole 2" from end all the way through (this is to anchor LED's while you decide placement)
• Decide what lights face upwards and downwards
• Upward lights get drilled all the way through
• Downward lights get drilled enough to set in wood flush (again this is your preference for how you want it to look)

• Trace a line from end of first LED hole to back corner of shelf
• Cut with same depth on circular saw
• This will be hidden on the back of shelf but accessible to turn power on/off
• Clean center groove out with another pass on the circular saw with same depth

• Clean up your cuts/drill holes by giving it a good sand
• The reclaimed wood looked really cool and came to life after sanding
• Normal 2x6 will look nice with some stain

• Stain or Oil
• I used a Danish Oil with a Medium Walnut finish
• Looking good!

• Grab your glue gun
• Set your LED lights as you want them to be (upwards vs downwards)
• Tuck your LED wire into groove and glue it all up
• Take your time as this has the potential to be visible and you want it to look good!

• Start by spray painting your power supply black to camouflage it
• Measure out power supply for cut-out in wood to hide it on back edge
• Use drill to make it easy to chisel
• Chisel out wood to size of power bank for ultimate camouflage
• Hot glue power bank in your cut-out

• Sand second piece of 2x6
• Stain it
• This will be your bottom shelf

• Mark studs using a stud finder
• Visualize your shelf placement for maximum deliciousness

• Assemble your pipe brackets (shelf supports)
• Start with floor flange threaded into 6" pipe
• Then thread the Tee pipe
• Thread another 6" pipe and floor flange into Tee
• Tee pipe receives the 5" pipe and floor flange
• Mount your first pipe shelf bracket
• Level the second bracket prior to mounting
• Remember your studs will depict where your pipe brackets are mounted (drywall is not strong enough!)

• Make sure the pipe brackets are vertical using your level
• Screw top and bottom shelves right to the front-facing edges (grab a friend to help you)
• Make sure its solid and your done!

• Stock it with your goodies
• Have a shindig and show it off!