How to Make a Barn Beam Mantel

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[@armzforte23]

I like people who make this activities as for business and still share ideas and advice for everyone.

[@tommoores1531]

Loved the mirror shine on the chisel

[@TotalBoat]

We love how this turned out! It looks beautiful!

[@pamburgett5611]

WOW! Beautiful work Cuz. Hope to watch you and your Dad tonight. So glad I saw it on fb and found your channels. Shout out from North Carolina!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks Pam. See you tonight

[@josiahswoodshop2845]

I made a similar mantel for our living room. I love rustic mantels.

[@hopalongjohnny9797]

Looks great!

[@RamaSivamani]

Wow nice work! Pretty sure you offered it but would have been cool to do some wood carving on that. You such a big "canvas" on the front of it to do some hand carving designs on.

[@SteveC38]

Beautifully Done James!

[@richardkroeger1503]

Nice job 👍🏼. Putting one together right now. You have the same exact idea I did. Beam I'm putting in is a 180 year old and he would beam going to put a matte finish on it using Vermont natural coating finish.

[@justplanebob105]

Being rather new at this sometime I would really like to see the process of testing finish and stain samples, narrowing down to what a client wants. Thank you!

[@MrMNRichardWright]

Glad I watched to the end. I am doing a very similar project out of cedar beams. I’ll save a bit of time on the mortise work.

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful work, James! Looks fantastic! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@michaels.8663]

Beautiful! I love it so much I'm just beaming!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

LOL nice! I like it!

[@timort2260]

Looks good man. I have a chuck about the same size I've been waiting to do something like this. Thanks for the inspiration

[@reforzar]

I’m going to make one next year I believe. Yours looks great.

[@ryanallthewiser]

Great Job James

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks Alan.

[@chestergelnett1688]

My wife wants me to put in a mantel like this, yours looks great.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks. Good luck in the project.

[@MrAsundstrom]

Must-ant let my wife see this video 😂

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

why not. use it as a chance to buy more tools. "Honey. If I make that I need to buy a beam drill!"

[@MrAsundstrom]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo good point... honey?!

[@ubetchabuddy]

Nice work.

[@matthewsherriff-growingfoo3110]

I would love a chunk of that wood for a new mallet. I am planning on using jarrah as it is the only wood i have that is chunky enough for a mallet head.

[@mariushegli]

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[@nicktoland2863]

Amazing! I wouldn't have thought twice about the impact drill at the end. Beautiful craftsmanship as per usual!

[@raysalvador7573]

Brother, beautiful work…but i want a pair of your slip on shoes…details please!?!?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

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[@Marandhir]

Beautiful 😳

[@robertmahla7347]

What color stain? Would like to find a shade lighter.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

What I used was the espresso from minwax.

[@richardbriseno3032]

use a sponge rather than a cotton ball to stain, works much faster

[@wolfman75]

Very nice work!!! Being a newbie, I was wondering about the crack in the wood. Will it make any difference over time? Thank You!!!!😃🤔👍😎

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks. No as this wood is well over a hundred years old that crack is pretty well stable now.

[@wolfman75]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Cool!! Thank You!!

[@drawlele]

The mantel looked great but I think im with you, I wouldn't want mine to be glossy. And since nobody else has asked, that big cookie in the background at 6:45 & 7:28, whatcha got planned for that? Or is a wait and see kind of surprise?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That is a fun upcoming project for the same family.

[@patricklennen7888]

How did you mount the 2x4 in the brick?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That is there from the home construction. The brick was put in around it.

[@tylerharris6581]

If you dont mind me asking, what do you charge a customer for something like this?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I generally do not sell what I make. This was for a friend and just the price of the material. But if I were to charge this would be around $1200-$1500

[@CleaveMountaineering]

Its ok, I secretly use power tools occasionally too.

[@barefootfred1479]

Did the clients choose the stain? It's very dark. Doesn't it kind of hide the grain?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

yup I had a selection do a dozen or so colors and treatments and they chose it.

[@TheDistur]

Appears at least on video a shade dark for my taste but otherwise a cool project!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Same here, but that is what the owner wanted.

[@kennethbezanson4266]

Beautiful work and that beam drill looks fun! I think a lighter, more natural color would have matched the light color bricks. I imagine yours would have some beautiful celtic carvings I'd love to see.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I think I would agree with you, but it is all up to the owner!

[@CrazyCraigMuscleMan]

Wouldnt it of been better to put the screws underneath, so you dont have 2 holes on the surface

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

This mantle is actually fairly high on the wall. most of the time you see the underside more than you'll see the top side. also with all the decorations that will go on top you'll never see it. But the most important reason and the reason I put it on top is it is far stronger to put up there. This mantle is around 100 lb and wants to rotate forward off of the posts. Putting screws on top will stop that forward rotation. Putting screws in the bottom wouldn't help with that.

[@ricos1497]

Looks great. Could you put a lot of weight on that without it coming off the wall? It just seems the right height for some drunk to sit on at a covid-end party.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

It looks low as I am standing on a 18" hearth. but yes. It would hold 2 or three of me with out any worry.

[@ricos1497]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo my friends are part of an overweight acrobat circus act, who's party trick is doing a somersault from a standing position to land, perfectly seated, on a ledge. There's four of them too, otherwise this would have been perfect. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

LOL no I want to see this one!

[@jeffreywilliams6873]

What are thooose?!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

a mantle?

[@jeffreywilliams6873]

I like your shoes:)

[@joeyshofner639]

There is nothing wrong with using power tools. I have an impact driver and drill (Both cordless) that I use all the time.

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Third.

[@dannyh.7490]

I'm seeing a lot of rustic mantels going up with a lot of unneeded processing where they're taking a lot of the rustic look away, as you've done here a well. I think it looked better in the raw.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

It does look better in the raw but the problem is keeping it dust free. Knocking down the edges and clean it up a little bit makes it so much easier to maintain. And as always you do with the customer wants.

[@daraven4714]

Instead of boring and chiseling, try cutting kerfs between the mortises then snapping out planks for veneers and boxes, less waste.

[@ricos1497]

With what? A tenon saw? Sounds difficult!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That would be interesting, but it would not yield very good veneer as there are several cracks running along it. Thankfully the stuff grows on trees. Around here it is cheap enough they burn it. this was saved from becoming firewood.

[@daraven4714]

@@ricos1497 the old ways would have chiseled a couple of groove on either side and pry flat boards out with wedges. Skilsaw will cut to depth and a prybar, chisel or other fulcrum will snap out quarter sawn like boards. No power tools? A kerf saw will do the same? No kerf saw big enough? Get three boards, three bolts, nine nuts and 12 washers. Sandwich the saw between two boards with a bolt at each end and one in the middle. The third board should be wider than your depth and that is your fence sandwiched between two nuts. Most carcass/back/tenon saws can handle this with just two nuts at either end. If you have to, remove the handle for clearance. Japanese pull saws are best for this temporary jig, as the handle is easy to remove

[@daraven4714]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo never know what you get till you try... at the very least you get kindling fire starter sticks

[@geef6770]

Oak dust may be hazardous to your health. Therefore avoid breathing while working or wear respiratory protection.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

all dust is hazardous. good thing I am working with hand tools!

[@Truthseeker722]

Why would you go to all that trouble , why not just drill and use rebar ?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Because in this case, that's not an option. Also, that method tends to degrade over time. There are ways around it but it's not as easy.

[@keithcastleberry3993]

Way too dark. Should have just painted it. Not a fan of really dark stains anymore

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I would agree, but that is what the customer wanted.