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   DonCanDo | Oct 17, 2005 08:29pm | #1

   Probably not what you're looking for, but here's one I did.

   -Don

   
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   Womble | Oct 17, 2005 09:31pm | #2

   Try http://www.mantelsdirect.com for design ideas - or to buy a kit.

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   tcalisto | Oct 17, 2005 10:30pm | #4

   Womble,

   I believe that I should be able to pull some ideas from what Mantelsdirect has to offer. I dont know why I did not catch them earlier when I did a search for mantels.

   Also Thank you jkidd for the FHB reference I will check that one out.

   Thanks,

   Tom

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   jkidd | Oct 17, 2005 09:40pm | #3

   About a year and a half ago FHB ran an article with mantles built by Gary Katz and Gary Striegler. Both were very nice. Mario Rodriguez has a book about building mantles that's very good (I think it's a Taunton publication). I've made a couple of mantles from Mario's books and am happy with them. Sorry that I don't have any photos since the mantles are in other people's houses.

   Jim

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   JFink | Oct 17, 2005 11:21pm | #5

   Here's one I posted to the Photo Gallery section awhile back (last year?)

    

   Justin Fink - FHB Editorial

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   seeyou | Oct 17, 2005 11:27pm | #6

   Could you maybe make that bigger. My broadband connection even had trouble with that one.Birth, school, work, death.....................

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   JFink | Oct 17, 2005 11:40pm | #7

   whoops, I thought I posted the resized version...must have uploaded the wrong one.

   There's no need to get all sarcastic ;)

   Here ya go:

    

    Justin Fink - FHB Editorial

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   seeyou | Oct 19, 2005 10:22pm | #12

   There's no need to get all sarcastic ;)

   Yes there is. There is entirely too little sarcasm in the world today and I'm doing my part to rectify that. Sorry if you got offended. I had about 10 people jump on me the last time I posted a 100 gigabite picture. I won't do it again. Consider this strike one. Ooops - almost forgot   =+}

   Oh, by the way, nice looking mantle.Birth, school, work, death.....................

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   DougU | Oct 17, 2005 11:51pm | #8

   I've got a whole boat load of ones that I did but you could Google "fireplace" and you'll get more then you can imagine.

   Doug

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   Piffin | Oct 18, 2005 01:03am | #9

   Make that "Google Images" 

    

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   RW | Oct 18, 2005 01:04am | #10

   Geez we're on a Taunton site and nobody's mentioned the Taunton book on mantles? Anyway. If you're just looking for inspiration, it's a decent primer. There is a bow front in there, a McIntosh copy which actually looks pretty snazzy. I did just build one of those in a house here a couple of months ago. Might give you food for thought.

   "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain

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   tcalisto | Oct 19, 2005 08:26pm | #11

   Thanks to all who responded. I did have a chance to swing by the local Woodcraft and take a look at the their 3 books on the subject (One being the Taunton Book).

    

   Thanks again,

   Tom