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Agree. I actually don't particularly like the floating shelf aspect of the kitchen shelves, I'm intending on getting dirty great cast iron brackets for those, the pic was just to show how reclaimed boards can look good as shelves.
Good advice though - will be taking it in the living room where I'll have a few regular floating shelves.
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You can get the same sort of thing without the flexible bracket. It's a post that has a massive masonry screw on the end. The advantage is the post is a little offset from the screw so you can make minor height adjustments (as long as the holes in the board permit). I'd say they are strong enough as I've got a big weight hanging off three of them at the moment. Doing it with 3 is not for beginners, you need to be very accurate with the holes or you won't fit it on.
283.32.014 in the Hafele catalogue. I've never used this one but it looks like it provides more flexibility than the ones I've used.
Also the best way to drill the board is an Auger bit with a hand brace, you can pick up old sets on eBay for a few quid (at least you could).
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Those shelves look like they've been made to float on something like this bracket. The brackets don't take a huge amount of weight in my experience.
You'll need to drill out the board using a flat bit in a drill to accommodate the bracket. You need to drill that very, very straight or you'll go out the side of the board.
It's not all that difficult but you'll need decent tools and a bit of patience for this.
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