The outsides of this beam were just not salvageable, but we knew there was some great wood hidden inside just waiting to become a floating mantel. We re-sawed the outsides off revealing this natural dusty rose color. We went one step further and filled the cracks with epoxy. On the top, you can still see a few hints of the ax marks as well as a set of nail holes running down the center.

This red elm floating mantel has some great dimensions — touching upon that somewhat rare 10in depth. It is currently 5 inches tall x 10 inches deep x 65.5 inches long. We can cut in any dimension.

It currently has no finish applied. We can leave it as-is, or finish it with our special treatment to preserve the very nice, lighter natural color. We can also apply Rubio Monocoat and the final hue should be pretty similar to that warm rusty golden hue in those last few sample pictures in the set. Applying a finish coat costs an additional $75.

As an old, solid wood beam, this floating mantel is what you see is what you get. It should be fully dry and should not change shape, twist, or crack over time. That’s a great advantage to using 125+ year-old wood.

It can be shipped anywhere in the lower 48 states via FedEx Gnd for $150

This timber came from an original settler log cabin near Annandale, Minnesota. The logs were hidden behind lath-and-plaster walls for decades. Nowadays, many people would be thrilled to have an original log cabin accent wall. What a remarkable piece of history!

About the Tag: Genuine Bayer Aspirin. This advertisement came from a 1922 edition of Farm Life. The patent for Bayer aspirin was on March 6, 1899. I had to laugh, say this one 10 times fast – Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. Sounds comforting, doesn’t it? LOL.