After the kids were in bed tonight, and we watched Storage Wars and my wife was getting ready for bed, I sought her permission to go work in my shop some. I think she understands I'm like a kid with a new toy right now, so she gave her permission with the stipulation I not stay up too late.
I hope 1:00am doesn't count as "too late. "
But I did get the big shelf completed.
I screwed a 1x6 to the studs across the back wall, then screwed a 2x4 to opposite studs on he right and left walls and added some 2x4 legs. Then I squared and cut to length the studs I prepared earlier. I used a rubber mallet to knock them tight together alternating the end grain direction. I only put one nail in each board to allow for movement. Then I screwed a 1x6 to the front 2x4 placing it so the the top edge of the 1x6 was even with the top surface of the planks. I also added a small strip that was ripped off of the 1x6 to the back of the shelf to keep small parts from falling behind it.
It's not dead flat or perfectly smooth, but that isn't necessary here. It looks like it is not level, but my 4' level says otherwise. I think it is an optical illusion caused by the slat board that the tin is screwed to not being parallel to the floor. But it is very solid. I hopped up and sat on it and it didn't move. And at least I have a place to start getting stuff off the floor and start sorting stuff.
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