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Mantel

Project by kjwoodworking posted 720 days ago 414 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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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Bradford

787 posts in 722 days


posted 720 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.

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rpmurphy509

290 posts in 753 days


posted 720 days ago

Very grand. Unusual stain coloring, may I ask what it is?

-- Still learning everything

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 779 days


posted 720 days ago

nice looking mantle kirk

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kjwoodworking

202 posts in 786 days


posted 720 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

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 861 days


posted 720 days ago

Lookin’ good

-- Thos. Angle

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Karson

25811 posts in 1299 days


posted 720 days ago

Great design. Thanks for showing it.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 965 days


posted 720 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/

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rikkor

11335 posts in 773 days


posted 720 days ago

Looks good.

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Grumpy

14932 posts in 750 days


posted 719 days ago

Thats some mantle Kirk

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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