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Here is my first attempt at building a mantle. The house had 9’ ceilings and an old pine mantle that was only about 4’ tall. I covered the brick with ceramic tile and built the bottom section from the hearth to the mantle first then installed the top section that goes from the mantle to the ceiling. It’s made of oak plywood and moldings are all solid oak, made in shop.
-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com
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9 comments so far
Bradford
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posted 208 days ago
All it needs now is a warm toasty fire. The crown came out very well. If I had a fire place, I’d build one like this.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
rpmurphy509
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posted 208 days ago
Very grand. Unusual stain coloring, may I ask what it is?
-- Still learning everything
mrtrim
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posted 208 days ago
nice looking mantle kirk
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kjwoodworking
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posted 208 days ago
Thanks all.
rpmurphy509 the stain is red mahogany with a satin coat of lacquer sprayed on. The color came out much darker in the pics.
I knew a guy that stained everything he built special walnut and I would give him a hard time because I was a natural freak. The last I saw him he was a natural freak and now I’m a red mahogany addict. It seams when I show someone the stain on some wood they want there project stained with it too!
-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com
Thos. Angle
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posted 208 days ago
Lookin’ good
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Karson
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posted 208 days ago
Great design. Thanks for showing it.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
cajunpen
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posted 208 days ago
Nice mantle – I would have preferred it a lighter color – but that is one of the reasons that they have so many different colors – so we can pick one we like.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
rikkor
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posted 208 days ago
Looks good.
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Grumpy
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posted 207 days ago
Thats some mantle Kirk
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python