I bought a gas fireplace for our cabin this weekend. I got it at Home Depot for half price so I got a real steal on it. After pricing mantels over the weekend I decided to build this one. I can't believe what they want for mantels that's the business I need to get into. Anyways to get one that had the primitive look we wanted would have cost about $1200.00. This one cost me under $100.00 to build and took less then 5 hours. Gunflint

WOW. Nice job. It is beautiful.

Gun did you see the one I built in the leaning tower of power?

Nice job you did there.

No - I'll have to see if I can pull it up. I think I might start advertising these on my website. If you look into the cost on thses it's very high. Gunflint

Here it is.

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/forum/forum.cfm?action=list&forumID=7&messageDisplay=0000000054699 

That looks great! It's nice to be able to build furniture instead of buying it. It took all I had in me to paint over this one once I had it built but it always looks great in the end. Gunflint

Beaut craftmanship!!!! Great work!!

Thanks - Gunflint

Sweet. Don't stop there, stick some 9.5" capped baseboard and wainscoating behind it and some crown molding framing a copper ceiling above it.

Good work for five hours.

very nice good .looks great