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A couple of mantels

Project by Popintraining posted 707 days ago 470 views 0 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

The first time I had to make a mantel like this was definitely out of necessity. I needed the work and told the customer I could make anything she wanted! Turns out, that it was a good BS line, because she gave me the opportunity and I learned a lot. Since then we’ve built about a dozen mantels similar to these two. The carvings are the only part to these mantels we did not make. They’re made from some kind of composite, and they’re great for any type of furniture. I got them from a place called decorator supply. The mantel legs we made ourselves using a number of jigs, band saw, oscillating sander and some routers. It took a little time to figure out how to make them but through trial and error and an issue of Fine Woodworking on cutting Queen Anne style legs on the band saw, I succeeded. For more on our work you can visit my blog at http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com/
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-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com


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Chip

1058 posts in 988 days


posted 707 days ago

Outstanding stuff as always Pop and Son. Amazing. Thanks for letting us see all of this fine woodworking.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

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rikkor

11335 posts in 770 days


posted 707 days ago

Mighty impressive. You take on some King Kong projects.

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Jiri Parkman

603 posts in 709 days


posted 707 days ago

Perfect.

-- Jiri

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 776 days


posted 706 days ago

exellent work as always , bryan . i buy onlays and such from enkeboll . com thier pricey but very high quality
happy holidays !

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Karson

25802 posts in 1296 days


posted 706 days ago

Some beautiful mantels. great job.

-- 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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CharlieM1958

7654 posts in 1114 days


posted 706 days ago

Nice job!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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SPalm

949 posts in 778 days


posted 706 days ago

Sweet, and thanks for showing the jigs.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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TreeBones

1557 posts in 919 days


posted 706 days ago

Very nice. I would like the opportunity to be paid to make some of these one day.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 858 days


posted 706 days ago

Awfully well done, Bryan.

-- Thos. Angle

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Todd A. Clippinger

5648 posts in 995 days


posted 706 days ago

Totally Pro!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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dennis mitchell

3790 posts in 1210 days


posted 706 days ago

Impressive jigs.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Popintraining

109 posts in 734 days


posted 706 days ago

Hey Thanks for all the nice comments, Building mantels is where I caught the woodworking bug! My Pop used to make me sit on a bucket and stare at fireplace until I built it in my head first. I guess it worked!

-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com

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paddy

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posted 700 days ago

I Like the way your “pops” thinks! You guys do fantastic work

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mot

4903 posts in 932 days


posted 700 days ago

Really nice. Thanks for the construction details. I like posts like this the best.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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