The original beam came from a barn in central Missouri that was over 100 years old. It was 14 foot long and 6" x 8". I have attached a picture of what it originally looked like, and what it looks like now... which is why I am trying to match it. The mantle is half of the original 6" x 8" beam. The sides are other half, split to make two 4" x 6". And now that it's a year and a half later, the wife wants me to 'finish out' the framing and take the top all the way to the ceiling...
If it has whipped cream and chocolate drizzles on it, it’s dessert. Grow up and get a coffee damnit