Tyler Morris <notextile> <h1>500 lbs.</h1> <p>In March 2008, we tested and photographed two of our corbels supporting 500 pounds each. The day began with Steve and Loren borrowing five, 100-pound discs from the gym around the corner from our shop in Fort Collins, Colorado. Then we realized that, despite having a 2500 square foot shop, we didn’t have any suitable wall space to conduct our experiment. So we built a makeshift wall in the center of our assembly area.</p> <p>We then attached a Maple Concave 10 corbel and a 3/4” X 16” X 16” plywood shelf to our wall with the same hardware we provide our customers. Loren and Steve very carefully loaded the shelf, one 100- pound disc at a time and…success. No broken corbel (or toes!) Next we tested and photographed our Maple Concave 14 and it too performed the task.</p> <p>Click on an image below to enlarge.</p> <center><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtiBGgLoI/AAAAAAAABcw/xwnrxhYtCBI/s800/IMG_2960.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtiBGgLoI/AAAAAAAABcw/xwnrxhYtCBI/s288/IMG_2960.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtlt0gdDI/AAAAAAAABc4/revfFdNy-Gc/s800/IMG_2879.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtlt0gdDI/AAAAAAAABc4/revfFdNy-Gc/s288/IMG_2879.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtx_DFj0I/AAAAAAAABdU/VaYu7BMSxOQ/s800/IMG_2949.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtx_DFj0I/AAAAAAAABdU/VaYu7BMSxOQ/s288/IMG_2949.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtpQxPkkI/AAAAAAAABdE/m84RCGGfxBI/s800/IMG_2887.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtpQxPkkI/AAAAAAAABdE/m84RCGGfxBI/s288/IMG_2887.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> <td width="5px">&nbsp;</td> <td> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFttoBIpWI/AAAAAAAABdM/wB3esVo_Sgo/s800/IMG_2926.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFttoBIpWI/AAAAAAAABdM/wB3esVo_Sgo/s288/IMG_2926.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> </tr> </table></center> </notextile> <h1>500 lbs.</h1> <p>In March 2008, we tested and photographed two of our corbels supporting 500 pounds each. The day began with Steve and Loren borrowing five, 100-pound discs from the gym around the corner from our shop in Fort Collins, Colorado. Then we realized that, despite having a 2500 square foot shop, we didn’t have any suitable wall space to conduct our experiment. So we built a makeshift wall in the center of our assembly area.</p> <p>We then attached a Maple Concave 10 corbel and a 3/4” X 16” X 16” plywood shelf to our wall with the same hardware we provide our customers. Loren and Steve very carefully loaded the shelf, one 100- pound disc at a time and…success. No broken corbel (or toes!) Next we tested and photographed our Maple Concave 14 and it too performed the task.</p> <p>Click on an image below to enlarge.</p> <center><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtiBGgLoI/AAAAAAAABcw/xwnrxhYtCBI/s800/IMG_2960.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtiBGgLoI/AAAAAAAABcw/xwnrxhYtCBI/s288/IMG_2960.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtlt0gdDI/AAAAAAAABc4/revfFdNy-Gc/s800/IMG_2879.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtlt0gdDI/AAAAAAAABc4/revfFdNy-Gc/s288/IMG_2879.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtx_DFj0I/AAAAAAAABdU/VaYu7BMSxOQ/s800/IMG_2949.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtx_DFj0I/AAAAAAAABdU/VaYu7BMSxOQ/s288/IMG_2949.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtpQxPkkI/AAAAAAAABdE/m84RCGGfxBI/s800/IMG_2887.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFtpQxPkkI/AAAAAAAABdE/m84RCGGfxBI/s288/IMG_2887.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> <td width="5px">&nbsp;</td> <td> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFttoBIpWI/AAAAAAAABdM/wB3esVo_Sgo/s800/IMG_2926.jpg" rel="lightbox[500]" title="500 lbs on one corbel!"> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sa1PT0tYxrM/SaFttoBIpWI/AAAAAAAABdM/wB3esVo_Sgo/s288/IMG_2926.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </td> </tr> </table></center> 2009-02-22T08:25:03-07:00 500 3194852 2009-02-22T08:25:03-07:00 264512 2009-04-24T07:25:42-06:00