Two Oak Mantles

[rarefish383]

Not a very good pic, but it's all I have. I made two sliding barn doors and one small sliding barn door for the bathroom in their guest room. They are building a custom timber frame home in NC. I'm not sure how these mantles are working. She said one goes over the fire place and the other under. I'll have to wait till she gets them installed and get more pics. We were working on the last door tonight and I said I needed to get a picture of the mantles, and she started laughing. She came and got them this afternoon while I was out. here's what I have, Joe

 

[rarefish383]

I don't know why my pics are coming through so big, I asked my son if he could change the settings and he said I'd have to crop each one, Joe.

 

[burtle]

They look very neat!

 

[rarefish383]

My friend sent pics of the mounts she plans on using for the mantles. Pretty simple and looks strong. It's a square steel plate with a round 4 1/2" long rod welded to it. The plate bolts to supports in the wall, drill holes in the mantle and it slides right on the rods, epoxy in place. Pics coming soon as she hangs them, Joe.

 

[SeMoTony]

I don't know why my pics are coming through so big, I asked my son if he could change the settings and he said I'd have to crop each one, Joe.

Rarefish they came thru that size so I could better enjoy your work. Well done sir.

 

[rarefish383]

Thanks Tony, I think I've been banned from every wood working forum for using the terms "Live Edge" and "Slab", but I have fun making what I make, Joe.

 

[Johnny Yooper]

My friend sent pics of the mounts she plans on using for the mantles. Pretty simple and looks strong. It's a square steel plate with a round 4 1/2" long rod welded to it. The plate bolts to supports in the wall, drill holes in the mantle and it slides right on the rods, epoxy in place. Pics coming soon as she hangs them, Joe.

I think I get the idea.........

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Holy cow, that wall must weigh a few tons!

 

[Johnny Yooper]

Holy cow, that wall must weigh a few tons!

yep - solid river rock; she's got a beefy footing underneath.

 

[rarefish383]

Yeah, now that's a wall. My friends took the doors and mantles down to their new house a couple weeks ago. The builder like everything and said he could install with no problem. I should have pics soon, Joe.

 

[rarefish383]

bump

 

[Marshy]

Nice work, i like the doors.

 

[rarefish383]

Nice work, i like the doors.

Thanks, I recovered several hundred 1" X 6" Oak fence boards, been making all kinds of stuff. Made some nice Blue Bird boxes. Then my wife has a friend that has a prayer ministry and they asked me to make a bunch of crosses on stands, they turned out well. Making the smaller crosses lets me use a lot of the scraps that I didn't want to burn. The boards are all 30-50 years old and the wood under the gray is beautiful, Joe.

 

[Beetlejuice]

Thanks, I recovered several hundred 1" X 6" Oak fence boards, been making all kinds of stuff. Made some nice Blue Bird boxes. Then my wife has a friend that has a prayer ministry and they asked me to make a bunch of crosses on stands, they turned out well. Making the smaller crosses lets me use a lot of the scraps that I didn't want to burn. The boards are all 30-50 years old and the wood under the gray is beautiful, Joe.

Built these from a black walnut tree I dropped about 3 years ago.. Was a lot of work for a flip house. New owners will probably tear it out anyway