re: Floating shelves

Excellent. It’s surprising how much weight these can hold. I have made a lot of these in the last 40+ years, I think over 30 of them, including some 7 ft long. I like your decoration on the front. Is their a story that goes with it? Most of the ones I made, I put the 2×4 on the wall on edge. This gave me a 2 1/2" thick shelf.