How to Make a Tree Shelf

from scrap wood

I used an old beam

I cut the length and width

and planed it with a planer.

(But you can also use new wood from a store)

All the joints are half lap joints.

Attach a branch to the stem and make pencil lines on the branch and on the stem to indicate the cuts.

It is fine to make the half lap joint only on one piece (stem or branch).

Position a hand saw rail on the line and make a first cut (half depth)

Make the second cut on the second line

Then make many cuts between these two lines.

Remove the wood between the cut lines with a hammer and finish up with a chisel

Make as many branches as you wish

Drill through the half lap joints.

Mark the end of the branches these should be cut at a right angle to the stem.

(Working on the floor is helpful.)

Finally screw the branches to the stem

Screw your shelf boards onto the bottom and/or the top of each branch.

(You can use any wood you have around. Paint it if you wish.)

Screw it onto the wall.

Refer to the video footage.