Fireplace Plans

2/4/07, 2:39 PM #1

Roger Cox
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Roger Cox

>Does anyone have or know where I can get plans for a fireplace mantel like the ones they sale at Lowes and Home Depot that you put a Gas log insert fireplace in?

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2/4/07, 3:46 PM #2

David Yoho
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>Do you mean something like this?

If so, I don't have any real plans - just some measurement scribbled on a piece of paper that went with thoughts in my head. Maybe this Shop Shot will provide some insights on creating your own.

David

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I live in Mechanicsville, VA (not far from Richmond) and I've been building furniture and cabinetry for well over 20 years now. It all started with my frustration of not being able to cut a straight line with a hand saw. About this same time, a guy named Norm appeared on my local PBS station. The more I watched, the more I learned. I also started thinking, "Hey, I can do that"! And so, I began with small projects and soon found myself moving up to increasingly advanced work. Word of mouth started the ball rolling and before I knew it, I was building all kinds of things for people. While this is not what I do to pay the bills, it has provided me with a means of equipping my shop over the years. The main downside to all of this is when my wife looks at a finished project and says, "I want one of those" and I know I don't have the time to make that happen right then. I take advantage of any slack time between commissions to work on things we want and this seems to keep her "on my side". She even surprised me one day with a new Tormek sharpening system. Sometimes it pays to leave that tool catalog lying around open! For me, woodworking is a type of therapy. I can go out to the shop and totally forget about the world outside. There have been days when I get out there early and before I know it, it's dark outside and I have no idea where the time went! I also enjoy challenging my skills and learning new things. Most of the time, since the majority of my work tends to be custom pieces, I'm working on projects I�ve never built before. While this takes me longer than if I were doing production work, I find it more appealing because there's always something new to learn. I haven't had any formal training in woodworking. My teachers have been experience, the many books and magazines I've read, WoodCentral, and of course, a guy named Norm.

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2/4/07, 4:07 PM #3

Howard Pollack
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>See Fine Woodworking June 2006 #184. Really nice fireplace plans (not complete plans, but easily enough to go on). Much easier to build than would be apparent. -Howard

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2/4/07, 10:50 PM #4

Hal Smith
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>I bought a book "What's in Style, Fireplaces" at Lowes. Has lots of photos. Made my own plans by puttng together ideas from several of the styles. If you would like, I'll email you a photo of what I built. Hal

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2/5/07, 6:25 PM #5

Robin Corell in Atascadero, CA
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Robin Corell in Atascadero, CA

>Here is a real simple craftman influenced mantle I did for my brother. The box is a zero clearence built into a corner of the room. The basic design of the mantle could be adapted easily for other applications, This one is made of 8/4 elm with a boxed mantle cap that is 3 1/2".

I didn't have any plans and because of the way the spaces are open in the legs I didn't think a drawing would help my brother decide if he liked the design I had in mind. What I did was cut some scrap to scale thickness, and drew the outline of the box and the surounding walls using an architects scale. I then built a model on top of the drawing and once I had a design that my brother liked I just scaled the model up. It was a fun way of designing and didn't take any more time than making a design on paper. I have since used that model in presentations to other client as an example of an alternate way of presenting a design. Most people really like the 'realness' of a model vs a drawing.

Robin Corell

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2/6/07, 2:58 AM #6

Don Bullock
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Don Bullock

>That looks fantastic. Nice design. It's the type of mantle I'd like to have, but it will have to wait until I move in a couple of years. For now I'm going a little more traditional to help with resale value.

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