Oak Shelves

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Oak shelf boards in 25 cm and 34 cm depths. European oak on a 25mm AA-grade Baltic Birch plywood core. Hand-finished with hard wax oil. The oak European oak across all three lengths, with the same mid-honey grain and warm tone across every board. The 1.5mm chamfered edge is sanded smooth to the touch; hand-finished with hard wax oil on every face: top, bottom, sides, and edges. Oak gains depth as it ages. The mid-honey at install mellows to a richer amber over months and years, especially in rooms with strong natural light; the hard wax oil seals the surface without blocking the change. Plywood for shelves At 25mm, AA-grade Baltic birch is stiff enough on its own for typical shelf spans. The cross-bonded core moves much less with humidity than solid timber, so the shelf stays straight on its brackets through the seasons rather than warping or twisting. The exposed AA-grade ply edge is part of the design, not concealed under banding. Same Baltic Birch core as our table and bench tops, in a narrow 25 cm or 34 cm width. Sizes Two depths: 25 cm deep , in 90, 120, and 150 cm lengths. Wall-mounted on brackets: books, kitchen display, narrow alcoves, kids' rooms. 34 cm deep , in 120, 150, and 180 cm lengths. Fitted shelf builds in alcoves, or floor-standing units. For wall-mounted shelves, we advise two brackets per shelf. The 25mm Baltic birch core stays flat across the span. Rated loading is determined by the top, brackets, and wall fixing types; with good fixings, 50kg per shelf is conservative guidance. See shelf brackets for rated capacities. What you'll need A shelf board can be wall-mounted on brackets, set into an alcove, or built into a floor-standing unit. For wall mounting, our shelf brackets are sized as standard for the 25 cm boards, in hairpin and prism styles: see shelf brackets . The board sits on the bracket, with a small grub screw to stop it sliding, and the bracket fixes to the wall: into a stud where you can, cavity anchors for drywall, or rawl plugs f