Design Question

[Von Bickley]

I am going to build a shelf to hold a flat screen TV, a DVD player, and a ROKU device. The shelf will be approximately 10 – 11 inches deep and about 5.5 feet long. I will build 3 or 4 corbels / shelf supports under the shelf. My question is, should the corbels be as wide as the shelf?

[Dave Richards]

I think it depends on the style of the corbels. I'd probably let the shelf overhang them by about an inch.

[Lee Schierer]

Typically shelf supports leave part of the shelf unsupported along the front edge. I agree with Dave that I would leave about an inch overhang. If the shelf is thicker than 3/4" then I would increase the over hang.