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I'm trying to recreate these shelves. Does anyone know what these steel brackets are called? Or have any ideas how to do this in a different way?

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https://stillfried.com/products/das-kleine-b-b-87

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  • Just looks like a piece of angle "iron" to me. You can probably achieve the same effect with a piece of aluminum sheet that you bend a 1" lip on and drill some holes (remember to dull the edges).
    – Ron Beyer
    Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 16:49
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    This is a totally custom bracket, but as Ron says you can make something similar with a little DIY fabrication.
    – JPhi1618
    Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 16:51
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    Be aware that there's probably more to the plate's shape than meets the eye. I'm guessing that there are tabs protruding into the wooden frame to secure it. That's almost certainly aluminum, by the way, not steel.
    – isherwood
    Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 18:35
  • Those are identified as Das kleine b floating shelf brackets. It would be simple to make your own just by looking at the photos. Any machine shop with a metal break could make any size you want.
    – Alaska Man
    Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 20:51
  • those brackets are made from stainless steel ... aluminum may be too flexible to prevent excessive sideways movement
    – jsotola
    Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 22:12

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They're called "custom-made brackets, specifically for this product". Otherwise known as "bespoke".

You should be able to buy one of these from the company, dismantle it, and send a specimen to a metal fabrication shop, who will make as many as you please for you. Of course, by doing so you'd be violating their patents or design rights. If you can find a "maker space", they also have the light metalworking tools needed to replicate such things, and you can rent time on their machines, often by a monthly fee a-la a gym membership.

You would be better off designing this differently anyway. Not least, since it's holding books, it ought to go into studs or bricks, not hang on drywall (which is basically chalk and paper). As such, the supports will need to be physically on top of the studs, which means you need to be able to move them back and forth.

You could use plain old L-brackets for the top anchor, with the L angle folded down against the wall so the books hide it. For the bottom anchor, you don't actually need an anchor; simply screw into the bottom rail a bumper of the right length, and let that hold it at the right distance from the wall. You could also use L-brackets as in above.

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