What sets our Mantels apart?

Our mantles are sawn from logs that are sustainably harvested from within 100 miles of our mill.

We generally cut mantles about 6” thick and 6-8 ft long. Our live edge mantles have a straight edge in the back and a live edge on the front. Our milled edge mantles have straight edges on both the front and the back edge. After sawing, mantles are placed on stickers at very close intervals and stored in one of our covered buildings to begin the slow and controlled air-drying process. This process typically takes 1-2 years. After air drying, the mantles are placed in one of our 3 computer-controlled kilns and are dried for several months.

After kiln drying, we use a 36” automatic fed jointer to first flatten one face and then a 36” Whitney planer to plane the mantles to a consistent thickness. Both machines utilize carbide helical heads. After flattening and planing, we use a jointer to straighten the back edge and then crosscut the ends square. At this point, the mantles are ready for final sanding starting with 120 grit.

This process is not the fastest, and it is not the cheapest, but it has proven to produce the highest quality mantles available on the market. We are confident enough in our process that we guarantee that our mantles are dry, flat, planed to a consistent thickness, and insect free.