Simple Faux Fireplace Mantle — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

2 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Legs — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Legs — 48"

1 1/2" × 11 1/4" — 2x12

1 board · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 50 3/8" left over
44 1/2"
1. Arched header — 44 1/2"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

1 board · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 39 3/8" left over
55 1/2"
1. Mantel top (TOP) — 55 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

2 boards · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
51 1/2"36 1/2"
1. Top — 51 1/2"
2. Inner trim — 36 1/2"
Board 2 · 58 3/8" left over
36 1/2"
1. Inner trim — 36 1/2"

1/4" × 48" — Paneling

1 board · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Back panel — 48"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 11 1/4" — 2x12

Board 1 · 50 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 39 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 58 3/8" left over

1/4" × 48" — Paneling

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over