The french cleat on the back of the bookshelf and its mate that screws to the wall are cut from a single piece of plywood.
Hanging cube on wall with french cleat.
Includes wall dog mounting crews.
French cleats work like this.
How to build a frenchcleat wall in this video i show how i built a french cleat wall for tool st.
This picture hanger is designed for flush mounting canvas art and open back frames and has a 200 lbs.
What s cool is you screw these cleats into the studs and then you can hang things with a 45 degree wood back all across the wall without having to worry about attaching each one individually to the wall.
You just drop the tool holder over the cleat and it s done perfectly level perfectly solid.
A french cleat system will be just as strong as most store bought wall organizers and the hanging storage possibilities are only limited by your imagination and skill level.
Size to fit your needs.
What is a french cleat.
French cleat picture hanger with wall dog mounting screws has inter locking brackets for safety and security and it provides level hanging.
By attaching the top half of the cleat widest width facing out to the case and the lower half to your wall use drywall anchors if that s not possible you simply can slide the case down onto the wall cleat using the 45 angle and lock it tightly in place.
Mating 45 degree bevels one on the wall the other on the tool holder interlock to form a rock solid connection.
The ook hangman 200 lbs.
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To cut a french cleat tilt your table saw blade to 45.
Ook by hillman hanging hardware 533206 hangman french cleat picture hanger with wall dog mounting screws 60lb 7 piece aluminum 4 7 out of 5 stars 253 6 49 6.
Cut the piece to length and if you re fitting them into dadoes as i am shape the ends as necessary.
To build this basic.
French cleats are an ingenious means of hanging just about anything.