The Price of a note>>>

For us married guys we know our riding has a price. The wife wanted a new mantel for the downstairs fireplace. I had several large logs from where I cut down a bunch of trees last summer. I had the bright idea to take a 14" oak log and cut it down to make a mantel. Hmmm...sounds easy enough right, well...



Step 1: Rough cut the sides to get a 5"x10" slab.











Step 2: Sand, sand, and sand some more.







The face I'm leaving natural, just removed the bark and sanded. On the top and bottom I am going to leave some saw marks to give it character. Next is stain and polyurethane, tonights task.



All this just to go riding

you da man rzr Joe....

nice

Yea, but it's worth it.... Right?

ElmoEOD wrote:

Yea, but it's worth it.... Right?

Yep, can't complain too much. My better half actually likes to ride and has already ok'd getting another RZR

Nice Oak Dowels to hang stockings from would before you stain so it all matches , depression to hold lanters on each side , oops thinking out loud I don't even have a wood stove ....

punder wrote:

Nice Oak Dowels to hang stockings from would before you stain so it all matches , depression to hold lanters on each side , oops thinking out loud I don't even have a wood stove ....

Shhhh the wife might hear you