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Monster Mantel

Project by Tom Adamski posted 635 days ago 619 views 1 time favorited 13 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Hello all. I just spent the last day (ok, two if you consider design time) making a mantle. A friend who owns a fireplace store needed a custom mantel for a job right away. It is 60 inches tall, 82 inches wide and 10 inches deep at the top. It is in unfinished cherry, both timber and B2 plywood. The main body is a plywood structure with the mantel (top) fastened with pocket screws and the pilasters (legs) being mitered and splined.
Half the mouldings are out of the bin from OWL Hardwood, including the crown with rope trim. The fluted trim was custom, using my Woodpecker Quicklift, Incra router fence & a Freud 1/2 round nose bit. This is my 3rd mantel to date and it was a lot of fun to experiment with all the different mouldings that are available. Construction costs approx. $250

The customer will have it finished after installation. I’ll update with pictures when I get them.

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.


13 comments so far

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trifern

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posted 635 days ago

Nice job on the details.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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GaryK

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posted 635 days ago

Looks pretty good. I like the trim.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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motthunter

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posted 635 days ago

looks great

-- making sawdust....

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Scott Bryan

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posted 635 days ago

Hi Tom.

I had to look at this one quickly. I promised a mantle some time ago but simply have not gotten around to it. Whenever my wife sees one she is quick to remind me of my “unfaithfulness”.

I really like the mantle. Your use of rope crown and echoing the flutes add nice details to the piece. It is nice to have the rope crown available as shelf item. If I wanted anything like this I would have to go to Ebay.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Robb

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posted 634 days ago

Is it extra-tricky to cut the rope crown so that the rope part looks right when you’re done? Great looking mantle! I’d love to be able to build something like that in a day! Whew!!

-- Robb

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Tom Adamski

309 posts in 671 days


posted 634 days ago

Thank you all for the kind words… It was a fun project. Using the Kreg pocket screws to join the body made it a snap to assemble.

Scott, You can do it! Just think of the returns on the investment with your wife…

Robb, The rope moulding is a p.i.t.a. (pain in the a$$) to cut properly. I spent an our on it alone. Turns out, you cut it as close as you can and use a pattern makers rasp & sandpaper to shape the edge as best you can.

Tom

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.

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Bill

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posted 634 days ago

Nice work Tom. I am about to make a mantel as well, so it is nice to see what you did.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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Chris

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posted 632 days ago

Awesome work there Tom. I would love to see it once the Cherry has had a chance to darken with age.

-- Chris

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rikkor

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posted 631 days ago

Nice work in a rather compressed time frame.

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cajunpen

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posted 622 days ago

Nice work Tom.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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mrtrim

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posted 622 days ago

nice looking mantle tom , i use a lot of that rope moulding and your right on target with the pain ! lol

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ND2ELK

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posted 609 days ago

Great looking mantle. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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teenagewoodworker

2482 posts in 668 days


posted 609 days ago

great job. i love the look of cherry. finished or unfinished. thanks for the post.

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