French cleat dimensions: 45° on 3/4 in stock from a 5 in blank — dimension sheet
Source: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/french-cleat/  (CC BY 4.0)
Basis: Popular Woodworking's French cleat method (3/4 in plywood, 5 in blank ripped at 45°)
Catalog version: 2026-10-20

Sizes: see table below
- Rip a 5 in (127 mm) blank of 3/4 in (19.05 mm) plywood at 45° down the middle: two halves, each 63.5 mm wide on the long face.
- Wall half: bevel up and facing the wall, screwed into studs; cabinet half: bevel down. Printed cleats (PETG, 6 walls) suit light tool holders on a plywood wall cleat.

item  mm  inch
stock thickness  19.05  3/4
blank width  127.0  5
half width (long face)  63.5  2-1/2
bevel  45°  45°

Files elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):
- Popular Woodworking: French cleat technique — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/french-cleat/

Free files (CC BY 4.0, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 3 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/french-cleat/index.json
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