Awesome quality and craftsmanship! I’m a pretty heavy Amazon user, but hardly ever write reviews. This purchase however, requires one!We’re doing some remodeling and removed a painted mantle from our fireplace and also removed a row of bricks. We wanted a new mantle to be slightly rustic, substantial, and one solid piece. After looking around at custom makers, I decided to check Amazon. Found Joel’s page and new I was in the right place! Placed my order for a 66” long, 3” thick shelf in medium brown. It arrived a week later. It was really well packed, and arrived in perfect shape. Clear and concise instructions were included and I had no problem following along.A tip for those using these as a mantle where it also needs to rest on top of a row of bricks or anything else: put the bracket in the slot on the board and apply some double sided tape to the bracket. Then put the mantle in place and push it against the wall. The tape will make the bracket stay in place right where you need it after you pull the mantle off. Then drill your holes and it will be perfectly placed.I used 1/4” Tapcon screws since I was going into brick and they hold really well. I also added some construction adhesive on the bottom just for some extra hold, but it’s not needed. The bracket system works great!The finish in the shelf itself looks great. Not too “perfect” and not too “rustic.” Corners are nicely radiused and there are no sharp splinters.I could not be happier with my purchase!Thanks Joel!