Looks great, feels great, just what I had in mind. Typically I’d build my own mantle but time wasn’t on my side given the number of ongoing projects I have. I wasnt big on a lot of other pine board mantels I’ve seen on Wayfair given their joint locations, etc but this one looks like a solid beam, which is the look I was going for. Extra care was taken filling gaps, “Relic-ing” it to make it appear authentic, and applying stain. I had my reserves but this product delivered. The French cleat works well. Item came with mounting screws/anchors but I didn’t use them as I was mounting to brick and required tap con screws, although the provided hardware would have been sufficient for stud/drywall installation. Looking forward to showing it off!