Here's my cantilevered I beam-cover, cut and glued. It's about 10" square x 4' long, and hides an 8" x 4" rolled steel section supporting a landing. You can just see some evidence of the full 10" height vertical joins, about 1.25" in from each side. Another cut runs horizontally about an inch off the base, [disguised by the 1/2 round detail]. The 'front block' is a dummy cut from the original piece, leaving a U shaped channel for most of the length to house the RSJ. One of the location dowel holes is just visible, right front corner- there are 3 each side. The cuts are all freehand bandsawn in a very old oak baulk I pulled out of a ruin. I end trimmed it up to give a bit of pleasing detail, as this is in our living room.
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[Linked Image from electrical-photos.com]

Last edited by Alan Belson; 01/27/10 07:18 PM.
Wood work but can't!