How to Make a Wood Beam Fireplace Mantel

[@southparkgdp]

Nice job! I like the idea of filling in the gaps after staining. Best mantle vid I've seen.

[@ProjectBilld]

Thanks! It wouldn't matter as much for a wood with clear grain but for oak, filling after staining made a big difference!

[@TheBillPayingHobbyists]

Watched your shaker hood build and then this one. Great work. Thank you for taking the time and sharing. Subscribed!

[@danielcombes982]

Very professional. Great job

[@ProjectBilld]

Thanks!

[@gillesbouchard4451]

love the use of the french cleat, which in hind sight I would've done for mine. Nice work and thanks for sharing.

[@ProjectBilld]

Thanks! French cleats have become my go to for hanging large or heavy things. Out of curiosity, how did you mount yours?

[@tommco]

Excellent video! However, I'm a bit mad because now I'm gonna have to up my game a bit from what I was planning to do. 😄 Actually, I'm glad that you did such a solid, easy to follow build. Great work.

[@ProjectBilld]

Haha thanks! Sorry to give you more work!

[@charlotteplante5402]

I wish I had of seen this video before putting wood filler on one of my projects. The filler did not stain anywhere close to the wood after I stained it. I like the tip to fill cracks after staining. Looks great!

[@ProjectBilld]

Thanks! The filler never stains the same, so I was glad to find something that worked a bit better

[@robertglover1296]

Could you please tell me what stain color you used? Is it Minwax brand

[@ProjectBilld]

Yes minwax dark walnut. It and everything else I used is linked in the video description

[@Kyle-ev4fk]

Nice work

[@kyleybarra1830]

Have the mitered edges opened up at all?

[@ProjectBilld]

Nope! Glue them well and they shouldnt

[@edasevinc2074]

What is the material that is applied with a brush before painting and what is the purpose of application

[@ProjectBilld]

What timestamp in the video?

[@romeosantini3678]

what kind of stain you use very nice color

[@ProjectBilld]

Minwax dark walnut. Should be linked in the video description

[@nathanbarksdale8160]

Awesome. I still can't figure out why so many guys use all these screws. Am I the weird one with just my bottle of glue?

[@ProjectBilld]

You're probably the smart one. I typically overbuild things, but it's likely not necessary

[@rodneydelosreyes3486]

I was wondering if you passed the 320 paper after each of 6 coats of polyurethane. Thanks…great work!

[@ProjectBilld]

Yep a light pass with 320 on the direction of the grain between coats. Just to knock down any air bubbles or dirt that gets in the coat. And thanks!

[@dillongoldman]

Nice work! Would you ever build to order?

[@ProjectBilld]

Unfortunately no. If you search etsy you can find similar beams for sale but do look around as the prices can be pretty different between sellers

[@privatechannel8462]

Once worked for a company that made mantles out of solid oak, we used an angle grinder and 80 grit to sand, they looked terrible, they looked like someone had used and angle grinder.

[@ProjectBilld]

But you can charge extra because it's 'rustic'

[@privatechannel8462]

@ProjectBilld we did... still looked bad

[@ProjectBilld]

Haha I was being sarcastic. I know what you mean, so much stuff labeled as rustic that doesn't look particularly good and doesn't fit into most people's home design

[@privatechannel8462]

@ProjectBilld I have massively gotten into woodworking, but I have a brand new build house that "rustic" would look out of place in... ho hum