My wife wants a floating shelf, about 16". The shopbuilt ones have to be 3" thick what is too thick.
I can only use one stud; the second support would have to go in drywall. She has promised not to put anything heavy on it, but should it fall it would land on the toilet. Are they secure enough to do that.
She likes this one, because nothing at all can be seen.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5PLL32...v_ov_lig_dp_it
My drillpress only does 3" and has nasty runout. It is okay for most things, but I can't see using it to drill the holes needed for the support above.
Since I will be glue together two pieces of 4/4 boards to make the shelf 2" thick, I had the idea of routing slots on both board and then gluing them together. Then I could drill the holes with a hand drill. The routed slots would ensure everything was straight and parallel. Does this make sense?
The support I like is:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DSZ3LFW...v_ov_lig_dp_it
I could route slots in the bottom of the shelf so the support won't stick out. It will be seen, but to my eye they seem much more secure.
So, whatcha think? Any advice on floating shelves would be appreciated.