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Originally Posted by blind squirrel
Forgot to mention that mantel was an old floor joist in a barn. It is the perfect size, I didn't even have to cut it so the edges don't have fresh cuts on them. Nice rough cut maple, and you can't beat the price of free!
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That is awesome man! Looks fantastic. Really digging the stone facade.
I did something very similar for my mantle. I mounted the wall plate the same way, but then built a five sided box for a mantle, with internal supports that I then affixed to that wall plate. In the end it kind of came out looking like a piece of cut and painted drift wood, which is what I was going for, but your old maple looks way cooler.
