Hello everybody,
I thought I would post two pictures of a mantel I just built for my daughter. She wanted to paint it, so it is made from poplar. The nice thing about a painted surface is that I have discovered "there is no gap too large for dap!"
This is a 'from scratch' design of my own, and my first attempt at building and installing a mantel. My daughter was pleased with the results, but then she is predjudiced toward the woodworker. That is her daughter (my granddaughter) on the mantel. It is 80" long, so there is plenty of room.
Thanks for looking!
Warren White