Re: Mantle Build Question
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýBrett, It seems that most brackets are meant for hollow shelfs/mantles where the size of the hollow can be controlled precisely. I thought of similar approaches to your suggestion none as clever though ? The returns on each side would really make that really challenging. I am doing this as a favor and do need to limit my time as I have too many things that still need done. I thought that we can saw off the live edge face followed by ripping thick boards from the top and bottom of the remaining log. Then recreate the log with hollow center. This likely will get rid of the most moist part of the log but there is no telling what would happen to the cut pieces once they are removed from the main log. Imran On Jan 6, 2021, at 11:06 AM, Brett Wissel <Brettwissel@...> wrote:
?If the board is truly 7.5" thick/tall I'd suggest looking into special brackets like??.? Otherwise, a clever method if the situation makes sense is to cut? the back of the board a good 1-1.5" from the back edge, and use it to mount directly to the wall with recessed anchors. Then use dominoes in an array to push the rest of the board against the mounting slice, and the piece will be impossible for the next guy to figure out how you did it once the adhesive sets and the dominoes swell. If you dry fit the dominoes beforehand like you are supposed to, you can tweak the joint line to make invisible, which shouldn't be too tough on ash given grain orientation. Fun project! |
imran