Carpentry and Woodworking - Shelving Hanger Problem

Hey guys!

Fair warning, this is my first post, I'm also a bit of a woodworking novice, so I'm sorry if this is a rookie question, but...

I'm trying to build a shelf for my wall in my kitchen. The shelf I'm building is going to be made of 4 pieces, dovetailed together to make a rectangular box without a front or a back. I then want to mount this "box" to the wall so that the wall makes the back side of the box and the front is still open. Problem is, I'm not sure how to hang the box from the wall. I would really like to avoid visible angle brackets and the like(I'm going for a pretty clean, 'floating' look). Is there a product or technique that would allow me to do this? Thanks for your help!!!

Jake

What are the dimensions of the unit? Perhaps keyhole slots in the side pieces which would hang on flat head screws driven into wall studs. Width of unit would have to match stud spacing. Hope this makes sense. Good luck with your project.

As Wirepuller suggested the keyhole slots will be the easiest. You can buy metal ones at any good woodworking store. Instead of screwing into the studs can't get to them you could use toggle bolts with a nut and washer on the outside of the wall the problem being that you would most likely see the washers unless your sides are thicker than the washer. Another option would be to use a pocket hole jig and screw the sides into the wall but again you would need to find the studs and then fill the pocket holes. Construction adhesive is very strong and depending on how heavy your project is including what you plan on putting on it this might be another way of doing it.