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| New Fireplace surround and Maple Mantel w/ Corbels Walnut Creek, California 2015 Tile work by Palermo Tile |
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| Fireplace before Original brick surround and hearth No overmantel |
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| Old Mantel removed Hiding the Flat Screen TV wires Framing the overmantel |
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| New overmantel getting tiled 2x4 for temp support of tiles Hole for Flat screen junction box |
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| New overmantel extends to ceiling |
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| Gabled beam ceiling |
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| New sand stone 24"x12"x1.25" hearth by Palermo Tile |
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| New corbels cut from New Maple mantel beam |
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| Maple staining samples: 400 grit 1 coat of Clear Shellac |
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| Maple staining samples: 400 grit 1 coat of Clear Shellac |
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| General Wood Dyes on Hard Maple Left side stain on bare wood 400 grit Right side seal coat of shellac applied before dyes All samples sealed with a top coat of shellac |
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| Hard Maple stain samples: bottom half of sample got boiled linseed oil before a medium brown dye was applied. Top half was sealed with shellac then dyed with General finishes medium brown Both samples top coated with clear Shellac |
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| New hand carved Hard Maple corbels and more staining samples |
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| Maple Corbels and quarter round trim fabricating |
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| New fireplace and mantel finished |
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| Maple mantel dark stained with General Finishes Medium Brown Dye Stain and Varathane oil based polyurathane satin finish |
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| I lightly distressed the wood before staining for a more natural look |
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| Close up of maple beam mantel |
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| Here you can see the finish is still drying |
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| The distressing process involved a pocket knife and a little sanding |
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| 4.5"x7.5" solid maple beam stretching 82" long and the Corbels are 14"x4.5" |
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| (5) ½"x12" anchor bolts drilled into support blocking behind the tile support the beam while access to the nuts and washers are hidden by corbels. Very secure mantel. |
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| Maple is a difficult wood to stain even with experience. I have learned through the years that consistent sanding 80 up to 400 grit helps control the common blotching issues seen in maple |
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| Tile by Palermo Tile. Maple beam mantel in Walnut Creek, California 2015 |
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| Maple Beam mantel by Cahl Roach with Palermo Tile in Walnut Creek, California 2015 |
