French Cleat
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Basics
- A Method of Securing Things to Walls in a Modular "Quick Swappable" Manner
- Essentially just opposing 45 Degree Bevels on Strips of Wood
Design
Optimal Space Between Cleats
Locking Mechanisms
- One of the criticism of French Cleats are that one can bump containers etc off of them
- This can be solved via Screws for permanent fixtures
- For Modular "Quick Swappable" designs, one can insert a "key" to have it's top be supported by the above cleat
- Designs for this method:
- [https://youtu.be/M5NnFkpUXmY A Video by the YouTube Channel "Craftswright" Titled "Watch This Before Building A French Cleat Wall!" (A Square Key that Fills the Above Gap)
- Disadvantage is that it requires blank space on at least one side to allow removal of the key
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Craftswright" Titled "The REAL Key to Locking French Cleats?"
- [https://youtu.be/M5NnFkpUXmY A Video by the YouTube Channel "Craftswright" Titled "Watch This Before Building A French Cleat Wall!" (A Square Key that Fills the Above Gap)
Internal Links
External Links
- The Wikipedia Page on French Cleats
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "The Honest Carpenter" Titled "FRENCH CLEATS EXPLAINED...In 5 Minutes!" (~5 Minute Watchtime ) (Good Basic Summary)
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Popular Woodworking" Titled "How to Make French Cleats | Tricks of the Trade"
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Stumpy Nubs" Titled "How a French cleat changed everything!" (Essentially on how not only can they be used for modular storage, but also for attaching permanent things like Cabinets or Shelves to the wall in a level manner easily. You can level and attach the french cleat, which is very light, then carry the heavy assembly and place that on the french cleat without needing to worry about leveling it.)