Review on Expansion Fastener Connector Woodwork Woodworking Industrial Hardware and Brackets by Logan Tripp

Last year I made some large live edge pine planks to build a bar. One is 13 feet and the other 7 feet long. Both are 24" to 32" wide (this is a live edge, so it varies) and 3" thick (nominal). Both are beveled at a 45 degree angle, forming an email. The whole will supported by four live rim plates as supports connected by a 2x6 skirt frame and 2x4 bracing.I bought the whole live rim from a local who collects, grinds and cuts to order.It was all pretty simple and true when I bought it. After a year of drying in my garage, it weighed half its weight and curled and deformed a bit. I'd never done anything like this before, so how to deal with it was a mystery to me. While I did make a few long, deep, and wide cuts below, the homemade clips took a lot of pressure to line them up, and nothing I could find offered an easy-to-implement way of attaching tops to aprons with sufficient strength , until I found them, so I took the plunge and bought them. I tightened the clamps to flatten the tops, which required a lot of force, and installed the clamps with quarter-inch screws. I held my breath and undid the clamps, but everything is holding up well. It's been two weeks now and vwwaiting is holding up well. The photos don't show how significant they are. They are very heavy, made from 12 gauge steel, with long slots wide enough for a 1/4" caster bolt and long enough that I never have to worry about cracking due to humidity and temperature changes. It's ugly and the quality of my work doesn't help, but it provided the perfect brute force solution to a serious problem and, hey, no one will see it.