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This is a small shelf with a lot of personality: the fuselage doubles as the mounting board, the wings are the shelves themselves, and the nose gets a round wooden face with a propeller that spins on its mounting screw. Kids' room decor lives or dies on details like a propeller that really turns, so don't overtighten that center screw — snug enough to hold, loose enough to spin freely.
A hole saw does double duty here, cutting both the round face piece and the wheels, so if you're buying one for this project, get a kit with both a 4" and a 2" bit. No hole saw kit is a fine substitute too — craft-store wood circles work for both the face and the wheels.
| Item | Qty |
|---|---|
| Pine, 1x6, 6 ft | 1 each |
| Pine, 1x2, 20 in | 1 each |
| Pine, 1x4, 12 in | 1 each |
| 2" self-tapping screws | 1 box |
| 1-1/4" brad nails or self-tapping wood screws | 1 box |
| Wood glue | 2 oz |
| Wood filler and finish | 1 each |
| Picture hanging cleat | 1 each |
Overall cost: $. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L |
|---|---|---|
| Fuselage backPine 1x6 | 2 | 3/4" × 5 1/2" × 30" |
| ShelvesPine 1x2 | 2 | 3/4" × 1 1/2" × 6" |
| Wing supportsPine 1x4 | 2 | 3/4" × 3 1/2" × 6" |
| Propeller facePine 1x6 scrap4" diameter circle. | 1 | 3/4" × 4" × 4" |
| WheelsPine 1x6 scrap2" diameter circles. | 2 | 3/4" × 2" × 2" |
| Landing gearPine 1x2 | 2 | 3/4" × 1 1/2" × 2 1/2" |
Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.
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Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →
Attach the 1x4 wing supports flush to the back of the fuselage board, set in 3" from the outsides. Predrill and use glue.
Attach the second fuselage board centered on the shelves, inset 3/4" from the shelf fronts. Predrill, glue, and use 2" screws.
Cut the round face out with a 4" hole saw and position it on the nose of the plane — the hole saw will have already bored a small center hole for the propeller screw.
Attach the propeller to the face and screw it down through its center, through the face, and into the fuselage front — snug enough to hold, loose enough that it still spins freely.
Build the landing gear by joining the 1x2 pieces with brad nails and wood glue.
Cut the wheels with a 2" hole saw and attach to the wheel base. Craft-store round wood circles work as a substitute if you don't have a hole saw kit.
Attach the landing gear to the bottom of the plane, inset 2" from the front, with 1-1/4" screws and glue.
Fill any visible holes with wood filler and finish as desired. Attach a picture hanging cleat in two places on the back and hang with drywall anchors.
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