This floating mantle started out as a pine barn beam, which held many years of hay, straw and tack on its shoulders. When we saw the existing pegs, we knew that this not only was our piece, but that we had to showcase them. We carefully centered them and balance them out with period specific carriage bolts, which double as Christmas stocking holders. The natural beauty of the wood was preserved with a water based finish. For me, the joy of working with very old reclaimed wood, partly, comes in the finishing. You never really know what the wood is going to do until you splash that first drop of finish on raw wood. As for this piece, it started out dark chestnut and burst into a light golden brown, telling a story all the way.
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