So right this moment, I’m going to indicate you the way I made the brackets for the pergola. I had initially deliberate to construct the brackets to match these on the aspect door of the studio, however I modified my thoughts. I feel these brackets are too huge and hulking for the workshop. Plus, the 2 doorways can’t be seen on the similar time. When you’re standing the place you possibly can see the workshop entrance door, there’s no method to see the studio aspect door, and vice versa. So after deciding that wasn’t vital, I simply went with a special design that I actually appreciated.
I needed my brackets to be 31″ x 31″. So I began with a 2″x4″, and I minimize one piece to 29.5″ and the opposite piece to 31″. I sanded these rather well with 80-grit sandpaper with my orbital sander, after which sanded the corners by hand.
You possibly can see above that the 2 items have a black mark on one finish. That’s the place I marked the place I minimize the two″x4″ to chop the 2 items. I marked these in order that I might put the bracket along with these ends collectively. Generally placing wooden items again collectively the place you narrow them creates a greater match. It’s only a good apply to get into.
