Popular Post ..Kev Posted February 11, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 The wife wanted some floating shelves for the living room. These are quite a bit more substantial than the last ones so, a different bracket was used. I was very impressed with the manufacturer of the bracket! It's not often anymore that you get a hand written "thank you" note inside the package! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Those are nice brackets ! Shelves look great. Is that beetle kill pine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, wdwerker said: Those are nice brackets ! Shelves look great. Is that beetle kill pine? I didn't specifically ask that question Steve but, judging by the amount of epoxy they took, I wouldn't be surprised if they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Helluva eye Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 I think that bluish tint in the wood is from the beetles like the streaks in ambrosia maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Nice job Kev! I didn't hear you mention, and my laziness didn't check the notes, but where did you get the mounting hardware from? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Another nice project and video, Kev! Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Those turned out really nice Kev!! Curious how thick are those slabs? Pretty heavy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Woodenskye said: Nice job Kev! I didn't hear you mention, and my laziness didn't check the notes, but where did you get the mounting hardware from? I think I mentioned them at the end but, I’ll look up the info when I get home. 10 hours ago, pkinneb said: Those turned out really nice Kev!! Curious how thick are those slabs? Pretty heavy? They’re a heavy 2 inches thick. Being pine, they weren’t too heavy but, heavy enough to warrant the heavy duty brackets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Loblolly Pine will get the blue streaks if the log is left on the ground too long before it's picked up to be carried to the mill, beetles, or no beetles-or even the logs left on the ground at the mill for too long before processing. It's one reason that mills limit the number of logs they buy sometimes, depending on what they have sitting on the yard. Standing trees will get it after they die from the beetles before it's cut, but before the trunk starts to rot. I think it's more about drying conditions, than about the beetles. If a stand of trees is cut after Pine Beetles have killed it, it's going to have the blue streaks in it if it's dead, but still worth taking to a mill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 The shelve came out nice. It's also nice to see you found a place for the steamer trunk. I remember when you started it you had no idea where it would end up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Very nice! Installation gets a lot easier with story sticks though. This is the one I have: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Immortan D said: Very nice! Installation gets a lot easier with story sticks though. This is the one I have: It's a valid point but, in this case, building the jig was the better option. The story stick would work well for locating the holes but, doesn't account for burying the base of the bracket into the slab. I like that story stick tho! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Looks great. Love the video. So much easier than reading. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Great video Kev. How much do you suppose each slab weighed and what it the load limit on the bracket, if you recall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 10 hours ago, K Cooper said: Great video Kev. How much do you suppose each slab weighed and what it the load limit on the bracket, if you recall? Thanks Coop. I should be home in about a week and I’ll drop all the info on the brackets in here. If I had to guess, I’d say the slabs were around 20 pounds each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Finally made it home.. As requested, here's the info on the brackets. The brackets came from Walnut Wood Works - https://www.walnutwoodworks.com/ And here's the actual brackets that I ordered - https://www.walnutwoodworks.com/product/floating-shelf-bracket-only/ Definitely great people to deal with! The wife has already let me know of more shelves that need to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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