Rustic White Oak Mantle with Shaped Corbels

A historic 125-200 year white oak Michigan barn beam made into a rustic fireplace mantle with shaped corbels.

The rough shaped corbels.

The unshaped beams , lightly sanded.

The orginal hand hewn beam. The wall mounted pictures will follow on the next blog.

Greene & Greene Mahagony Bookshelf

A few photos of the Greene & Greene inspired Blacker House replica Bookshelf with dovetailed drawers, ebony splines and inlay! Traditional breadboard-ends with ebony splines Ebony plugs,

Cloud lift apron,

& crafted drawer pulls.


On to the next project: A historic barn beam mantle with shaped corbels made of Michigan first growth white oak.