Fireplace Mantel Rustic Beam Hand Hammered Straps
This is our "Montana With Nails" made out of Knotty Alder that has been hand distressed, stained, glazed and top coated with a catalyzed lacquer which is very durable and water resistant. The straps are 3" wide and the pyramid hand struck nails are 1" square. All of our Mantels are hand made one at a time on the same workbench that my grandfather built in the 1920's We will custom size to any measurements you'd like. The dimensions of the one in the photos…8" deep x 8" tall x 72" wide. Send us a message, we're easy to work with, we respond quickly and are eager to help you with your project! John
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My grandfather began designing and building fireplace mantels and cabinetry around 1901. When I started school around 1962 (5 years old) I loved to go to "the shop" and help. Even though my contribution was more getting in the way than anything else, my father helped me feel like I was contributing to production by paying me $1 an hour. In 1962 that was a handsome wage even for a grown man and here I was getting paid to hang out with sawdust all over the floor (and myself)…talk about a young boys dream come true!
Since then we've developed a unique line of fireplace mantels and shelves unlike anything else I've seen. We take great pride in the design and quality of each piece we build.
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Christopher Aleman
For Fireplace Mantel Traditional Dental Molding Snake River Design With Corbels Stained Dark Walnut5.0An absolutely stunning piece of work. I am very pleased with the product. It was easy throughout every step and did I mention that the final product was amazing?? Professional all around. Thank you for such a great experience and a beautiful addition to my home.
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Keith Woodworth
For Fireplace Beam Mantel Rustic Distressed Antique Bolts Salvaged Timber Post Style5.0Ordered two custom mantels, both arrived very well packaged and in good condition. They are both well constructed and look fantastic. I look forward to getting the mounted.
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Shannon Simmons
For Fireplace Beam Mantel Rustic Distressed Antique Bolts Salvaged Timber Post Style5.0Beautiful product! Looks amazing and John did what he could to get it to me quickly despite tricky circumstances!
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Gary Huddle
For Fireplace Mantel Knotty Alder Classic Traditional Crown Mold And Corbels Summit5.0Everything turned out perfect. Awesome quality and installed easy. Everything was just as said.
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Jenny PASZKIEWICZ
For Fireplace Mantel Knotty Alder Classic Traditional Crown Mold And Corbels Summit4.3John did a beautiful job on our custom mantels. We have a two sided brick fireplace and he was able to custom make two beautiful wood (painted black) mantels. The only negatives was this project was delayed and communication was difficult due to COVID pandemic. But in the end we were very happy with the results. Thank you John!
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Susan Vollmar
For Knotty Alder Fireplace Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts, Salvaged, Timber5.0Final Product was beautiful! Very easy to communicate with John with any questions we had. Yes would use them again!
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gabriel yoder
For Knotty Alder Fireplace Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts, Salvaged, Timber5.0This was a very pleasant experience from ordering to receiving the mantle and was very pleased with the finished product! Beautiful!
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Shirleyshirshot1 Shotwell
For Knotty Alder Fireplace Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts, Salvaged, Timber5.0Oh my goodness! We couldn't be happier with our Knotty Alder Mantle. It was exactly as I imagined and as advertised. John was so easy to work with, either by email or phone and always responded in a timely manner. The corbels with the antique bolts top everything off! Thanks so much for the beautiful work. Jim and Shirley Shotwell Ennis, Mt
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Stacie Wyrick
For Knotty Alder Fireplace Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts, Salvaged, Timber5.0Our mantle looks great, even better in person! It has a ton of character and something we will be proud to hang in our home (pic to follow). The turnaround was very quick and it was an all around great experience. Thank you John for this beautiful piece!
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Art Sanchez
For Knotty Alder Fireplace Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts, Salvaged, Timber5.0Received my mantel yesterday and it is perfect! It was a custom size that I needed so I contacted John I told him what size I was needing and I couldn’t be happier with the finish product!
CBChad Browning
For Knotty Alder Fireplace Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts, Salvaged, Timber5.0We are very pleased with the mantle. Easy to put up. Very well done. Wonderful craftsmanship.
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barbara haugen
For Knotty Alder Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts5.0Our mantel is absolutely beautiful! We are so happy with the finished product. Can't wait to hang it. The rustic look is perfect for our project and is exactly what we were looking for.
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Ben Opipari
For Knotty Alder Beam Mantel, Rustic, Distressed, Antique Bolts5.0We love the mantel! It's beautiful. High quality materials and craftsmanship. John was great to work with as well. Responded quickly to my emails and even custom designed our mantel to our size specifications. Highly recommended!
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