The Hanging of the Mantel

We're getting ready to make the big move (we hope), so details are coming together. Here are Ward, Paul and Nathan hanging the Ward-made mantel, made of Padauk, an "exotic" African hardwood. This wood is so hard that it took quite a while to drill the holes for hanging and Nathan had to ice down the drill bit between efforts. And the mantel is SUPER heavy, but Ward did a beautiful job! :)

Thank goodness for the iceman!