Fireplace mantel I just finished

[honeydoman]

Ambrosia maple stained. Aged oak gray stain. Designed it on the fly while I built it !! Came out awesome. Used raz to ding it up made the little blocks.

Did the built ins also.  Before is white mantel.

 

[sancho57]

Looks like you had a  chance to use the undulating head for the 850 on this project.  Its on my list to get

nice looking mantle to BTW, good to see ya posting again

 

[nclemmons]

Finished just in time for Santa to try out that new entrance!

Nice work -

 

[wow]

Finished just in time for Santa to try out that new entrance!

Nice work -

neilc is right - where are the stockings?

[poke] [big grin]

 

[honeydoman]

Thanks. And I put one last coat of poly on mantel and told her to wait 3 hours before putting stockings up.

 

[nfk]

Looks good.  I like the rustic look

 

[Tinker]

I like it
Tinker

 

[NEW2FES]

I love it. I like the simple look where the wood stands out and not a bunch of add ons.

Question on the color as it is one that is asked for a lot. I am not understanding if you are listing stain colors or wood type? What wood did you start with and what stains did you use on it. I understand if it is a custom color you don't want to share but figured I would ask.

Thanks

 

[NEW2FES]

I love it. I like the simple look where the wood stands out and not a bunch of add ons.

Question on the color as it is one that is asked for a lot. I am not understanding if you are listing stain colors or wood type? What wood did you start with and what stains did you use on it. I understand if it is a custom color you don't want to share but figured I would ask.

Thanks

 

[Billedis]

Beautiful job!  Bill

 

[butzla]

I really love the contrast between barn board and the finished cabinets!

 

[honeydoman]

I love it. I like the simple look where the wood stands out and not a bunch of add ons.

Question on the color as it is one that is asked for a lot. I am not understanding if you are listing stain colors or wood type? What wood did you start with and what stains did you use on it. I understand if it is a custom color you don't want to share but figured I would ask.

Thanks

The wood is ambrosia maple  And the stain color is min wax classic gray. Rag it in  wipe it off done !! Then wipe on some poly. Sand lightly. One more coat.

Entire mantel took 3 hours to make and install and design. Started on a Friday afternoon at 1:45. Sat on couch at customers house saying what should I do!  Then I said well let's do this. Okay add this. Okay glue up mantel piece as it was 10" deep so had to glue up.  Then said. Okay it needs something so I had the cut off piece from top and said I'll make little blocks. Then roughed them up with the raz. Wiped stain on nailed them up. Done by 5.

Lady came home at 5:15 and was blown away how awesome it was. As she had no idea just that she wanted a rustic mantel. So she got one

No drawings just pure brain power that's how I roll !!!

 

[Tinker]

Kreg, It is great when the customer lets you design in your head and trusts that the page will come out to all of your likings.  I think it came out to perfection, as did your clients.
Tinker

 

[Scott B.]

Nice Kreg!

 

[honeydoman]

Thanks guys.  And yes most customers don really know what they want they have an idea or a picture. It's our job to guide them down your road as to what will look great as long as you have a vision of outstanding craftsman and skill and a wide knowledge of how women think (that's the hard part years of studying women to perfect that part) lol. And that you are able to put their thinking with your knowledge and add the wow factor then go for it. However if you are the kind of guy who needs detail drawings ideas then that's a different story

Fortunately I have that vision due to years of learning how to b.s. !!!! Lol

 

[Tinker]

Most of my most unusual and most satisfying jobs when I was a mason contractor were done with NO DRAWN PLANS.  The people wanted something unusual, but sticking within the house layout. 

I agree that one must learn what the woman wants, and thru years and years of intensive study, I can honestly say, and without compromise, I still don't have a clue. It has been a lot of fun TRYING to figure it out tho.  :
Tinker