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The material began as some old cherry trees that my dad
and I cut down a few years before and sawed them up into planks. I then created a frame
and inset this into the floor where the stove was to be located. I carved a fan pattern into
the front corners and echoed the curve of the wood stove in the front part of the hearth.
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From there it was on to cutting and fitting the blue stone which came from my
brother's quarry in Kingston, NY.
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This was a little like working on a large jig saw puzzle...
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where all of the pieces had to fit into the frame without
leaving large gaps anywhere.
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Once the shape was in place, then it was time to cement all
of the pieces into the frame.
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And here's the finished result! I think it turned out pretty well!
One of my next projects will be to build a kitchen table using similar techniques. I already
have the large blue stone top, which I'll then frame in cherry, and incorporate similar carvings into the
wood to echo the design of the hearth.
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