Matt Hutchinson
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- Grand Rapids, MI
So after building a kitchen for this customer they wanted me to do some more work: a faux mantle in cherry. Because of its length I made it in 3 pieces.
The 6" drop front is mitered to the top. That turned out to be a little tricky. The jig I made to keep it square to the top didn't work as planned. I had to rip off the edge and retry. The second attempt went well, and the angle between the three pieces was very uniform. A little sanding, stain, and lacquer and viola.
The installation was not too finicky. I made the cutouts to fit around the "chimney" at the shop. Another happy customer, and I learned something along the way.
The 6" drop front is mitered to the top. That turned out to be a little tricky. The jig I made to keep it square to the top didn't work as planned. I had to rip off the edge and retry. The second attempt went well, and the angle between the three pieces was very uniform. A little sanding, stain, and lacquer and viola.
The installation was not too finicky. I made the cutouts to fit around the "chimney" at the shop. Another happy customer, and I learned something along the way.