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...

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side_beam_whole.jpg (38.72 KB, 386 downloads)
side_beam_split.jpg (34.13 KB, 393 downloads)
fireplace_1.jpg (37.03 KB, 377 downloads)

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