A customer had an older style brick mantel, and they wanted a more traditional wooden mantel. This was a process that included removing the old brick mantel while keeping the rest of the fireplace intact. Making the mantel involved joining a lot of wood, and for this task I used the Festool Domino tool. This device makes perfect pockets that allow two pieces of wood to be joined together using dowels. See photos below.
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