1. Kyle Heyn

2.  Vikings- Early carpenters  Used wood in almost all construction  Dragon ships  Similar boat still made today: Gondola

3.  It interests me  I think it’s fun  A life skill I will attain

4.  Build a fireplace mantel  First Step:  Pick what kind of design I wanted to go after.

5.  Determine what can be done with what I have

6.  Sketched my primary thoughts

7.  I realized how much work that would be and re-sketched it

8.  Step Five Went to Homestead in Brookings and bought my wood, stain, conditioner, polyurethane, and brushes  Step Six Take the boards home and sand them with 80, 120, and 220 grit sand paper  Step Seven Wipe the board clean, apply conditioner, and apply stain. Let sit for a few minutes and wipe off.

9.  Apply polyurethane

11.  Tare off tile and re-tile the wall and floor Before After

13.  Pull off trim and nail on first boards

14.  Put on first board that will be seen

15.  Nail on the next four boards one inch up and one inch over

16.  Cut excess at a little under three inches

17.  Put on the last two front boards and the cap board

18.  I should have checked for it to be level but I got lucky

19.  FIRE CODE