| Project by RLindberry | posted 311 days ago | 532 views | 0 times favorited | 2 comments |  |
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I’ve been promising my brother a mantel for a long time, and I finally got around to it. When he first moved in, there was a shelf on brackets above, but it was very ugly.
So…this is made entirely of alder with an oil based walnut stain and a few coats of lacquer. As much as I like hand tools, this was done entirely with power tools.
Comments and questions welcome.
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Navyblue
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#1 posted 310 days ago
Gorgeous stain. That looks very nice with his brick.
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#2 posted 310 days ago
Thank you Katdadddy and Navyblue. I was impressed with how well it went with the stone as well. My brother just likes “dark” wood, and would probably have gone with black if I had let him, but dark walnut is a great tone. It is also the benefit of oil based stains, in my opinion – they leave a very rich, deep color.
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