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Constructing a Fireplace Mantel: Step-by-Step from Plywood And Stock Moldings | 
| Authors: Steve Penberthy, Lawrence S. Welsh
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $10.17
You Save: $4.78 (32%)
Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 80
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0764324578
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.16
EAN: 9780764324574
ASIN: 0764324578
Publication Date: June 28, 2006
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Product Description
Nothing brings a warm feeling to a room's decor like a fireplace, and nothing enhances a fireplace like a beautiful mantel. After the success of his first book, Step-by-Step to a Classic Fireplace Mantel, Steve Penberthy was inundated with requests for other, more complicated designs. This new book answers their requests with a step-by-step guide for building a beautiful mantelpiece with a recessed face plate, paneled designs on the legs and face plate, and an infinite number of variations. Using plywood and stock moldings, the reader is taken through every step of the process, with each action illustrated with a color photograph and a clear explanation. Beginning with the drawing it proceeds with building the carcass and ends with the application of the moldings and a clear spray finish. This book makes it possible for any woodworker to create a beautiful mantel. In the gallery section, the reader gets a look at how the basic design can be embellished with various treatments and the application of stock moldings.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very detailed June 5, 2008
T. Meadows (Minneapolis, MN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well I was expecting a book that would give me a lot of mantel building basics and maybe a lot of pictures of different mantels. What I got was entirely different.
Constructing a Fireplace Mantel takes you step by step through building the mantel on the cover. It even gives all measurements for that mantel so if you don't have a lot of woodworking experience to be able to change the design for your space it might not be the correct book. If you do have some experience it is great.
It does show several things you can do to the mantel to give it a different look if you don't want it to look exactly like the pictured mantel. It does have a small gallery of other mantels too look at but that is pretty useless - you can get the same thing with a web search.
 The Real Last Word in Mantel Construction January 25, 2008
John L. Starnes
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a real how-to book with great illustrations and pictures which make the construction techniques really come to life. It is a great resource for those who want to create a classic look with readily available and easy to work with materials such as plywood and stock lumber. I appreciated the step-by-step narrative supporting the illustrations and the practically endless options provided for personalizing the mantel with finishes and detail moldings. The book is a must have for those who want to replace their exising mantel with a new look at a low cost but, at the same time, want to draw praise for their handywork. A great addition to your woodworking library.
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