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A New Mantle - Air Force WdWrkr - 10-04-2016 Hey everyone.  It's probably been at least 7 years since I last posted (having 4 kids and three moves in that time really cuts down on woodworking) - but I finally have something I wanted to share. Before I painted our living room, I wanted to build a new mantle.  With so many young kids in the small house, I couldn't deal with demoing the brick and all the mess that came with that.  My solution was to encase the brick and built the mantel in place.  I borrowed some ideas from a bunch of different places and this is what I came up with.  Its poplar plywood and 1/4" strips with paint grade molding all from the orange box. Thanks for looking! BEFORE (There used to be a wall of mirrors in the space between the windows, which also used to have only simple case molding. Top Face A little help and side leg face. Rough face/base complete Ooops, skipped a few shots The final result Thanks for looking! RE: A New Mantle - blackhat - 10-04-2016 Nice. BTW, little kids are great sawdust movers aren't they. RE: A New Mantle - jteneyck - 10-04-2016 What an improvement.  Well done. John RE: A New Mantle - Bob10 - 10-05-2016 Really nice finished product and I like that you found a work around that demo to keep the project from becoming a nightmare RE: A New Mantle - Kansas City Fireslayer - 10-05-2016 Looks great. I like how you left the inside brick border. RE: A New Mantle - R Clark - 10-06-2016 I'm a fan of the brick, too. Thanks for the pics.  I'm getting ready to retrofit an antique fireplace mantle/surround to our modern gas fireplace in our 12 year old home.  Your pics are helping the idea train get moving. RE: A New Mantle - fredhargis - 10-06-2016 Well done, another vote for the small brick exposure...really turned out nice! RE: A New Mantle - AgGEM - 10-06-2016 Very Ag RE: A New Mantle - Air Force WdWrkr - 10-06-2016 Thanks, I'm glad it helped.  I took inspiration from some of these posts I found online. http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2013/09/home-improvement-build-your-own-fireplace-mantel-hearth-craftsman-style.html https://www.skiltools.com/How-To/Documents/0711MarvalousMantel.pdf RE: A New Mantle - tomsteve - 10-06-2016 looks great!! but imo the best part is the lil helper!