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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”

-Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Solid white oak sourced from the farm gets cut and transformed into a beautiful, rough-cut, rustic mantel using fire, sanding tools, boiled linseed oil, and Howard Feed-n-Wax wood polish.

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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MASTERPIECE! I don't know if mantels can be considered heirloom pieces or not. If they are, Gabriel sure made one!

Cabin Mantel

White oak

White oak tree cut from our farm

Using a chainsaw

We used our Husqvarna chainsaw

The beam

Here is our fresh-cut beam

Better Look

Here's a better look at the size of the beam

Handmade draw knife

Draw knife from an old metal file.

Sanding.

Sanding. And more sanding.

Using a fire

Charring (wood from the farm) the beam.

Burning all sides.

All sides burned for protection

Using sandpaper

Using sandpaper to take off some char.

Char removed

Char removed and ready for a coat of oil.

Boiled linseed

Boiled linseed oil applied.

Color and grain

Look at that color and grain!

Masterpiece!

This is a true masterpiece for our cabin

This knot

A knot adds character!

Finished mantel

Finished and ready to be mounted.

Test Fitting

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