Cherry Mantle

Cherry Mantle

I made this mantel for my parents for Christmas 2014

This was a fun project. This was a remodel we did at Peterson Builders. in this photo it shows the custom raised panel wainscot we installed in the main living area of the home. We also glazed the railing changing the color from and old polyurethane yellow to that nice brown.

I made this mantel for them years before the remodel. We moved it to this location and built the fireplace surround to fit it. On each side of that fireplace chase is a set of adjustable book shelves.

This is a picture of the coffered ceiling in the main living area. We also added a coffered ceiling in the kitchen area but built big beams and put crown around them. This was to hid the steel support beam we had to leave. This was a long job but one of my favorites.

I built these two mantels a number of years ago for a home that we (Peterson Builders) were asked to finish. The mantels are both quarter sawn white oak. I built them to match the cabinetry in through out the rest of the house. This is the only time I have used square pegs up till now. I just used a variation of the square peg on my boys bed I'll try to post pictures of that soon.

This is a Cherry mantel I did for the same home owners as the wall of white shelves. This was fun because they let me have creative license. They let me know what they were picturing then I let loose. This project also included the brick, the fireplace, flue chase, siding, and roofing. We even had to go in and beef up the floor to hold the weight of the brick.

These columns are on both sides of the main room of the house with a big arch that connects them. The mantel and the columns and the railing posts were all made with traditional rail and stile panels out of rustic cherry. Beautiful wood because it has so much color and imperfections.

As requested here are some photos of the Neil home.

I built this railing in the home of a good friend back in 2003. Its made with rustic cherry with a clear polyurethane finish. I made the newel posts from rough 4/4 stock. The rail I had to purchase. In this photo I also laid the rustic Cherry floor with the help of Ryan. Well with Ryan's help we built this whole house from the ground up. This was definitely the longest project outside of work I have done. I will post more pictures of this project as I get them.

This is a mantel that I built for my in-laws basement. I built up the top for a heaver look. I used Knotty Alder because of the similar grain to cherry and the ease of use.

The carving was done with a 3/8" box core bit. I used the bit in a palm router with the base removed. This has been a popular feature for some people.

To finish this off I used a mahogany stain from Old Masters followed by a coat of sprayed lacquer. Then I wiped on a glaze coat of Sherwin Williams Vandyke brown followed by three more coats of hand rube lacquer.