This was my New Years Job. We're staring to remodel and update the entry way and get rid of the 22 year old castle wall look.
Nothing extreme, just used 3- 1 x 12's pine, mitered the joints. I used a wire wheel on a drill to rough it up a little. Stained and lacquered. I had the corbels left over from a Commercial Bar I built quite a few years back, so decided to put them to use.
Spent under $100.00. Made the wife happy, and got to cross off another item on the "honey do" list.
Win, win...
Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.
Looks great! I've made some false beams to conceal wiring and I had a heck of a time getting tight miter joints on those long boards. It looks like you've got that down pat. 👍🏼
Thanks All! Lock miters are for rookies.... lol (not really) I just miter them, and use the tape trick. Using the tape trick, the trick is, get good straight cuts from the beginning, but use 3 layers of tape over the joints. This pulls them tighter. That's how I do them anyway.
Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.
With the tape - do you only go around or do you also have tape lengthwise? For small boxes, I have used tape lengthwise for the initial positioning and then across for the final. Trying to picture how to do this on such a grand scale (no beams in my project list to this point).
BB1 Trying to picture how to do this on such a grand scale
Thanks BB1, I start at one end and with 4 or 5" pieces of tape, I hold the joint tight and stitch across the joint, then apply a long piece along the seam. I do this in about 16 -24" sections. After going the full length of the joint I will run long pieces of tape all the way down the seam (over the previously sectioned pieces). Then I apply a couple of more pieces offset from the first piece but still covering the seam. I don't always use 3 lengths, depends on what I'm doing. 2 is enough for most stuff. Here is an example, visual is so much easier for me to show. (love sketchup)
Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.
I have learned a lot from Benrly. He has a lot of tips and tricks to male things easier. Next time I spend an hour setting up the lock miter bit I'll be thinking about the rookie comment.
Corelz, who's this Benrly guy you're talking about? :) To be honest, I have never used a lock miter bit so I have no clue how they work. Could be 100 times easier, but I'm too stubborn to try it.
Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.
Happy New Year all. That looks good Bently, it's the little things, like mitering the joints that make all the difference. I bet you were pleased to find a use for those left over corbels.
Thanks Mark, Yeah, had them laying around for a while. Too big for much else. I still have one more left. Thinking of making a small half round table to put on top and mount it in the entry way to go with the beam. Happy New Year.
Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.
