Rough Sawn Reclaimed Barn Wood Box Beam Fireplace Mantels

An alternative to a solid reclaimed barn wood mantel is building a hollow box beam mantel. Doing so allows you far greater precision in the final mantel dimensions. A box beam fireplace mantel is lighter and easier to install as well. Consider a box beam mantel when tolerances of your installation are more exacting and where you need more control over the final look.

We make box beam fireplace mantels in all of our wood materials, including; hand hewn barn wood, rough sawn barn wood, and newly harvested wood like our European white oak..

Rough Sawn (could also be referred to as 'circle sawn beam')  is the term used to describe material cut into dimensional lumber by use of a circular saw. Prior to the advent of--or use of--powered milling machinery, manpower was the force behind the tools (see our Hand Hewn box beams for that look). Rough sawn has the tell-tail circular saw marks; remnants of the tool used to cut it so many generations ago.

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Be certain to select the option of "Yes-Capped Ends" otherwise the ends will be open like a ceiling box beam.

End cap shown here in Rough Sawn for reference: 

The circular saw marks are caused by any number of things, including a bent tooth or blade, wobble in the feeding of the beam through the machine, and the list goes on. However the marks were caused, we're glad they were because this creates both a clean look from the more square angles but keeps the historical interest and visual variety from the saw marks.

A Rough Sawn box beam will be inviting in even the most modern homes.