Hand Hewn Mantel With Christmas Stocking Ironwork
This particular mantel beam came from a late 1800s vintage granary near Glencoe, Minnesota. We carefully took down the old building filled with old ax work and square nails. The original beams are always filthy, rough, and dirty. We mention this in most of our posts, but imagine that these beams were trees cut down with an ax, then also squared by manual work with a broad ax or adz. This is a piece of history from when the main transportation was only horse and wagon. This is the real thing. We sand our mantels just right to smooth out the "biters" but keep lots of character. We want people to run their hand across our mantels. We then apply a European hardwax oil finish. The blacksmith work was done at WLB Blacksmith Shop in LeSueur, Minnesota. Wyatt always does nice, hand-hammered original work. This mantel has nice little support area for a Christmas stocking rod to slide into place. It can be used for decoration throughout the year, or it can be removed and put away. This particular example mantel was 92 inches and priced out at out at about $1850 Most of our mantels run $135/LF - $150/LF for hand hewn mantel and $115/LF for circle sawn mantel. Curved Corbels like this run $75 each; $150 for the pair This particular ironwork design runs $675 Shipping runs $150to $250, depending on the size. Once we get to about 6 feet, they usually need to ship via Truck Freight ($250) We have a wide selection of source beams available. Based on your size requirements, we can send photos of exact beams.
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We are a small mom-and-pop shop that works hands-on to craft tables, mantels, and countertops. We feel so very fortunate to reclaim old wood from the fading American landscape and to create wonderful pieces that can last generations. It is indeed a blessing. We work together with exceptionally talented blacksmiths who add true, hand-hammered ironwork to some already fantastic, well-crafted reclaimed wood pieces.
Farm Tables
Our artistry comes alive when we create farm tables, harvest tables, trestle tables, and even industrial base tables. This old reclaimed wood lends itself wonderfully to truly touchable beauty. With our tables, you just can’t help but touch 'em and run your hand across 'em.
Wood Countertops
As a returning trend, wood countertops are great. With flowing edges, unique colors, and interesting textures, our reclaimed wood countertops are even better than modern solid wood countertops.
Fireplace Mantels
These beam mantels are the real thing – many with ax marks from American settlers in the 1800s. There’s no “distressing” in our shop; it’s all original. We sand and finish to make each beam a thing of beauty. Our blacksmith partners can add a wonderful variety of accents to each piece.
ABAngela Baker
For Dark White Oak Mantel Beam With Flowing Grains5.0I seriously have nothing but praise for the whole experience! Kevin was great--very detailed email communication as we went through the selection process. The mantle was EXACTLY as promised, shipped quickly, and at a very fair price. I am so happy that we stumbled onto CustomMade and onto Kevin's shop in particular. Antique Woodworks is really awesome… I highly recommend them!
- JB
Jeffrey Bobbitt
For Rustic Fireplace Mantel Shelf - Cut Oak Tree-Like Face5.0I visited several websites before I came across Kevin's mantel's. I was hesitant to do business with a large custom company that was out of state, so I was drawn to the fact that Kevin runs a small but professional shop. He answered my questions in a timely manner and offered alternatives when a particular piece was already sold. I chose one and within a day it was already on it's way to me. It arrived today and I couldn't be happier. I'm so impressed with the product and the service that I'm thinking of doing wooden countertops.
- JR
Jim Rudder
For Oak With Metal Inlay (your website picture is walnut)5.0Kevin Coffel listened, collaborated and produced a beautiful rustic mantel. Outstanding experience ! Thanks, Jim & Nancy Rudder
- JM
Jeremy Mason
For Fireplace Mantel With Metal Straps5.0All I can say is wow! The mantle is absolutely amazing and went well beyond my expectations. I would highly recommend anyone considering the purchase of a custom mantle to go with Kevin.
- CG
Curtis Gwinn
For Dark White Oak Mantel Beam With Flowing Grains5.0antique woodworks did a fantastic job working with me to find the exact right size, wood and color for my custom mantel request. they went above and beyond making sure everything was done right and that i received my mantel on time and in perfect condition (from halfway across the country). highly recommended.
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