Beautifully done project . I love the cherubs on the mantle !
Paul
Heart-pine mantel
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Final assembly
Thanks, guys. We have finally made it to final assembly!
Cut to length, the mantel beam still weighed upward of 150 lb. So I "enlisted" (OK, drafted) my oldest daughter's boyfriend, a strapping lad, to help me carry the beam up from the workshop and set it in place on the corbels. To make sure that it won’t get pulled down by future grandchildren, I cut locating pins from a couple of nails and simply pinned the beams to the corbels. I figure that anyone big enough to lift that beam off of the pins is big enough to know better.
The above view is very popular, as the floor in front of the fireplace is a coveted place to lie on a cold winter night.
And finally, here is the finished mantel, all decked out with family photos. Fire, anyone?
I’d be remiss if I didn’t include a close-up of the Mother’s day presents that my twins, 13 years old at the time, made on our Shopsmith jigsaw. From cherry and purpleheart.
Cut to length, the mantel beam still weighed upward of 150 lb. So I "enlisted" (OK, drafted) my oldest daughter's boyfriend, a strapping lad, to help me carry the beam up from the workshop and set it in place on the corbels. To make sure that it won’t get pulled down by future grandchildren, I cut locating pins from a couple of nails and simply pinned the beams to the corbels. I figure that anyone big enough to lift that beam off of the pins is big enough to know better.
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And finally, here is the finished mantel, all decked out with family photos. Fire, anyone?
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Re: Heart-pine mantel
Great project, thanks for sharing.
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
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Re: Heart-pine mantel
Wow, brother, the result is better than expected, you sir are a lucky man. Beautiful family .... 
Nice work and artistic engineering!
Nice work and artistic engineering!
Dick
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
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Re: Heart-pine mantel
Very nice!
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paulsgreenbarn
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Re: Heart-pine mantel
Great job! It looks great there.
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Wow! Just plain great!!!!
Love the mantel and all of the explanation.
Great Family
Love the mantel and all of the explanation.
Great Family
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Re: Heart-pine mantel
So I see the 'twins' are the girls.
Nothing I can add to what has already been said by others, other than I totally agree with it all. VERY nicely done. I was thinking dowels to 'pin' it last nite. Hope those are 'fat' nails.
Nothing I can add to what has already been said by others, other than I totally agree with it all. VERY nicely done. I was thinking dowels to 'pin' it last nite. Hope those are 'fat' nails.
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Re: Heart-pine mantel
Wow! That is really nice.
Re: Heart-pine mantel
That is great looking.
Joe
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