In architecture and carpentering, a shelf bracket is a supporting item, either in wood or metal, for holding things together or supporting a shelf.
The same feature in stone is actually called a console. In furniture the bracket is a small ornamental shelf for a wall or a corner, to bear knick-knacks, china or other bric--brac.
The word has been referred to brace, clamp, arm, but the earliest form bragget (1580) points to the true derivation from the Fr. bra guette, or Span. bra gueta (Lat. bracac, breeches), used both of the front part of a pair of breeches and of the architectural feature.
The sense development for the decorative bracket is not clear, but it has no doubt been influenced by the supposed connection with brace shelf or other wood carved shelving support.
To install wooden shelf brackets, begin by finding the wall studs. Once found, mark the wall with tape, and draw a level line 3/4 inch lower than where you want the top of the shelf.
This is where the back support will be mounted and you must leave space for the thickness of the top of the decorative shelf. Drill pilot holes that coincide with your wall studs, into the 2 x 2 spacer/mounting board.
Using lag bolts, screw the mounting board to the wall. Once secure, add decorative brackets 3/4 inch below the mounting board, and then slide the wooden shelf over the mounting board.
When everything is centered, even, and leveled, drill pilot holes into the shelf and down into the support board. Using a countersink bit, create space so the screw heads sink into the top. Then screw in the shelf securely to the wall.
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