I finally got around to finishing up the wall shelves. They received by traditional finish of Watco Danish Oil and butchers wax. The pair of cherry shelves I started cutting the dovetails by hand at the Woodworking in America Conference was the first to make it to the walls in our bedroom. I simply mounted a pair of keyhole hardware mounts on the back, and leveled some screws to the wall. An additional set of rubber pads, allowed the shelves to sit slighlty proud of the wall, and prevents them from marking the walls. They are a great addition to the bedroom to hold a bunch of neat objects we've been storing away for some time.
The pair of Purple Heart shelves were cut on the dovetail table saw sled I made earlier this month, and they are probably about the tightest set of dovetails I've ever cut. Even when cutting through the tough, hard grain of purple heart, I'm still surprised at the results. My daughter is happy to have a place to keep some of her favorite pictures and special things.
I'll share some progress on the over-the-top saw horses I'm working on that are made out of some walnut I had in the shop.