Victorian Style Shelf Brackets - 4" shelf

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My partner is a huge fan of Victorian-era decor, and we stumbled upon these fantastic faux-Victorian iron shelf brackets at a store some time ago. I had been looking for a way to create some smaller shelves for the same area in our living room, so I decided to design my own brackets in a similar style. After conducting a quick Google search using the phrase "wrought iron shelf brackets Victorian," I found a matching shape online and used Photoshop/Inkscape to convert the decorative scrollwork into a vector file that could be imported into Tinkercad. From there, it was simply a matter of adding the brackets, screw holes, and finishing up. The goal is to mount these brackets with screw holes on the inside, which prompted me to add a subtle V-groove to the edge, giving them a slightly inset appearance. This design also allows the matte bottom surface to face outwards, creating a clean look that I think works well. For the boards, I'll be using 4-inch pine board, which comes in slightly smaller dimensions than expected, so I designed these brackets to fit around 3 1/2 inches. **UPDATE** I tweaked the ends of the brackets, shortening them and rounding off the edges a bit, resulting in a better fit and more aesthetically pleasing design. These are marked as version 3. Printing note: Since the brackets are symmetrical, you can get away with printing just one L or R bracket to achieve the desired look.