5.75 x 7.75 Black Walnut Fireplace Mantel Beam (GM CAR)

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Weight 71 lbs
Dimensions 72 × 5.75 × 7.5 in
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$690.00

Out of stock

Product Description

SOLD to John B of Sunset Beach, North Carolina (NC)
on July 1, 2018

Here is a beautiful urban logged, black walnut fireplace mantel beam. Black walnut seems to be coveted by everyone as the premium wood. You’ll always hear stories about someone’s valuable walnut grove or tree. Sometimes the stories are true, sometimes not. The price of walnut does vary as does the demand. Walnut does indeed make some absolutely stunning countertops and tabletops with live edges. The wood just beneath the bark, or sapwood, is a lighter color than the rest of the body. In many cases, modern wood suppliers will steam the wood to push the dark color from the center into the sapwood. We don’t do that around here. (it seems a bit like cheating).

It has beautiful color and wonderful grains. This particular mantel has some sapwood running along the back, bottom edge. This is solid beam — not a hallow build-up. You can see the grains and character running around the corners.

This piece is what is called “urban logged.” It is not antique or reclaimed. The tree was cut down for some purpose such as it was threatening a house or existing structure, storm damage, or was getting too old. These trees had to come down. This is not a full commercial logging kind of thing where someone was clear cutting a forest. It is a much more responsible harvesting practice.

Note, this one does have a stable crack on the left end. I don’t imagine that it will change much beyond what you see. It is plenty stable.

Because it is walnut, we run $115/LF. We can cut this one down in length and reduce the price by $9.58 per inch up to a $115 discount. We will refinish the end as well. It ships for $75 via FedEx Gnd.

We do have several other 6×8 Urban Logged Black Walnut beams available ranging from 60in to 100inches. We can also cut thinner if you’d like. Please contact us at antiqueww@gmail.com to get a full listing of available mantels. Thanks!

About the TAG- It’s fun to find these old car advertisements. With all of the exaggerated fins on this one, it’s clearly from the 1960s when the hype was all about space. It is kind of fun to see the Space Age return with SpaceX and Blue Origin. Schooled and Skilled to Care for your GM Car.

 

 

More Mantel Inventory

You can shop some available mantel beams and thinner mantel shelves on this website. 

However, our website here only contains a small number of all of the mantels that we have in stock.
We are literally a mom-and-pop shop that does lots of custom work. We often just don’t quite find enough time to update this website regularly.
We have nearly 150 finished mantels and another 500 or so unfinished pieces in stock at any time that can be viewed with other links. 

We also do lots of custom work. If we understand what you are seeking, we can find and create that magic piece.

Please contact us for a full list and personal recommendations. We’re happy to chat and find a great piece for you.

We work with a great local blacksmith to add metal straps and other ornamentation to our mantels. He is the real deal — coal forged and hand hammered. The metalwork has great color and tight fit. Nothing machined. We can start with a finished mantel you find on our site, or we can start with raw stock for more options.

Here are a few examples of the hundreds that we have crafted over the years. We can work together to create something unique. You can also browse our Mantels with Metalwork page.

Mantel with metal rings  Fireplace Mantel with Metal Cross 

In most cases, no special and expensive brackets are required — just some lag screws. The different approaches outlined are very strong, simple, and economical. Take a look at our mantel installation tips.

Contact us via email at antiqueww@gmail.com or call 612-281-9330.