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Your cart is empty.This set of four heavy duty, powder coated, corner brackets allows you to build storage racks, shelves, and worktops in almost any size. Build a wood box and keep firewood off the ground to improve drying and keep it away from pests and decay, or, with more than one set, create storage shelves that fit exactly where you need them. All you need to do is screw or nail these brackets to any length of 2x4 lumber and the possibilities are endless.
Blue Tigra
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014
These brackets work great for either making firewood racks, shelves, counters, or in any other way you can think of. They are firm, well made, arrived in excellent condition and are very easy to work with. I used 2"x4" pressure treated wood to make a firewood rack. Some reviews stated that the wood was difficult to place in the brackets. I did not find this to be the case. The wood slid easily into them and required no additional pressure, like hammering them in, etc. You can (should) bolt or screw the wood to the brackets. I used screws. I limited the length of the wood to six feet by three feet and four feet high. This gives me much better balance (on the uneven ground I have) for holding the firewood and holds approximately a half cord of wood. I am sure that it would hold up well for a full cord 2'x4'x8' (or even longer) if placed on a concrete surface.7/19/16 update:The wood stack held up until this month. All four vertical presure treated wood posts have started spreading out from the wood on the long side to a significant distance - over a foot on each end. In fact, these pieces of wood were almost completely pulled out of the metal racks. To remedy this problem, I removed the firewood and pushed the posts back to the vertical and added angled bracing in the corners only. Nothing is mentioned in the ad or instructions that bracing will be needed. It might be self evident, but this is the first rack I've built. I built it the way many internet sites suggested and illustrated. All of the completed racks do NOT show any bracing. More screw holes in the racks for the vertical pieces of wood might solve this problem. But, I recommend that you brace each post anyway. It will prevent you from redoing the rack. I still give it a five stars because they do work, but, you better brace the posts. My rack is 4' High x 6' Wide x 4' in depth. If you build a rack for a full cord of wood - brace the vertical posts.
TubeLugs
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2014
This is such a simple, yet clever, device. Holds 2x4s in three directions at once to make corners, t-joints, whatever you need to build rectangular wooden structures. I combined several sets and built a log rack that is 14' wide, has 3 vertical sections for different batches of wood, and has a second level for smaller pieces. The brackets are well designed - dimensions and hold placements are just right. Wood fits but fits snugly, just like you would want. The black finish seems thick and did not chip around holes as I screwed things together. All bends were perfect right angles - no need to "persuade" a side into its proper position. I will buy more of these when it's time to build a garden shelf unit.
NJ tradesman
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2014
Have a set of these over 15 years, and yes they rusted, but very little damage. The metal must have a high iron level because the rust was only surface zone, and not deeper. Just sanded down, and coated with anti rust paint, back in surface for another 15 years. Worth the money, saves about an hour or more of labor over drilling and using lag bolts building a rack. Add up the cost of all the screws and washers, and the cost is about $10 alone. Hated to spend the money, but after all is done, would do it again. Now have three sets of these.
Rob Prindle
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2013
I had a lot of wood to stack so I ordered a few different kits but this turned out to be my favorite. I did end up purchasing self-tapping weatherproof deck screws in order to do the assembly but the end result was very stable. And because the brackets were metal I could make the racks pretty much any length which was a bonus as I fit the various wood racks into nooks in the parimeter of my back yard. A very well made and simple product but sometime simple is best.
Joe F
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2013
I have been using these for several years to build stands to season firewood. I use two lengths of 8 foot 2x4's spliced together with Simpson strong ties to make each stand about 16' long and use 6' uprights at each end. I elevate the entire setup on surplus masonry blocks to keep it about 1' off the ground and support about every 2'. So far the 2x4 have not rotted as they did when I first had them set directly on the ground. The only other improvement I will make is to put a rope across the top of my uprights to keep them from splaying outward under the force of the stack of wood. Each setup holds well over a cord of wood if cut in 18" lengths.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2011
Bottom line is that they do not fit modern dimensional lumber. To make the brackets fit your lumber and work well, shims must be cut and used. The idea of these brackets is that they are quick and easy to use. Unfortunately by the time you cut and install shims to account for the oversized brackets, you might as well build a rack from scratch and have a sturdier one. The brackets seem to be good quality, just built to the wrong dimensions.
leeisshrek
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2010
What a fantastic looking log rack!Basically, since we just bought a house I didn't want to spend the money on an expensive log rack, and this turned out to the be the perfect thing for storing the wood that I am splitting. So many people toss good burnable wood away because they don't want to pay tree service professionals extra to cut the wood down to fireplace size.I built this log rack with pressurized wood from Lowe's. The base is made with 8' 2x4's, the verticals are made with 4' 2x4's, and the width is made with 2' 2x4's which totals a half cord of wood (8' x 4' x 4'). It works great. I put deck screws in the pre-drilled bracket holes for added stability.I also put a piece of plywood on top, and since it was angled (I didn't care about cutting the vertical pieces to size initially, so I just trimmed them up afterwards), I put shingles on it, and now I have a gorgeous looking covered log rack. I will probably buy a second bracket kit next spring once I split the rest of the wood and want to store a whole cord for next winter.I would advise you to try and find some cinderblocks to put the rack up on, so air can circulate around the bottom of the wood and will dry it out even faster.All in all I would highly recommend this log rack kit regardless of your experience with wood-working in the past!
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