Here’s the “plan” for my brother’s new shelving unit. The piece measures 31” x 31” or so, birch 3/4” ply. Anybody notice me being an idjit somewhere? Depending on how good the ply looks when I’m through with it, I’ll stain it. Otherwise, a good layer of latex paint.
I’m thinking a french cleat behind it to attach to the wall? Did I get that right?
The original design came from Brookstone, in case someone likes the piece. I just d/l the manual’s PDF and creatively modified the design. CAD design in Sketch-Up, which is a wicked cool program. Opensource & free is the way to go.
- thanks,
Whiskey
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Scott Bryan
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posted 256 days ago
Nice plan Whiskey. Are you going to do anything with the plywood edges?
A french cleat will work fine on this. They make hanging wall cabinets a breeze. I have hung all my shop and garage wall cabinets this way. It is strong system and it makes removing the cabinets a snap. The only problem with them is one of aesthetics since, unless covered, the cabinets are offset from the wall 3/4”. But molding covers a multitude of sins.
Good luck.
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rikkor
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posted 255 days ago
French cleat definitely. Put a bumper block at the bottom so it hangs straight.
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Mario
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posted 255 days ago
That is a great way to go about it.
Cool, nice design.
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Roz
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posted 253 days ago
Looks like a good design. I find when working, that if I can’t see it, I don’t have it. Your plan takes care of that.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."