Thanks for the feedback everyone!
The back is 3/4 birch ply. There are actually three pieces (two sides and the upper middle) in irregular shapes. The sides are cut from the upper corners above the fireplace at a 45 deg angle until the cuts are behind the pillars (in order to hide most of the joint). The three pieces were joined using pocket holes. The top is 3/4 birch ply wrapped with pine trim with beads on the top and bottom. The upper pillars are wrapped in 3/4 ply and the bottoms are wrapped in 3/4 pine. All the trim was cut using my compound miter saw. the only jig used was the edge guide for my Bosch router when cutting the flutes. I took a great big sigh of relief after cutting each flute since during several practice runs, the edge guide left the edge of the wood a few times. I imagine it's nearly impossible to repair crooked flutes.
The back is 3/4 birch ply. There are actually three pieces (two sides and the upper middle) in irregular shapes. The sides are cut from the upper corners above the fireplace at a 45 deg angle until the cuts are behind the pillars (in order to hide most of the joint). The three pieces were joined using pocket holes. The top is 3/4 birch ply wrapped with pine trim with beads on the top and bottom. The upper pillars are wrapped in 3/4 ply and the bottoms are wrapped in 3/4 pine. All the trim was cut using my compound miter saw. the only jig used was the edge guide for my Bosch router when cutting the flutes. I took a great big sigh of relief after cutting each flute since during several practice runs, the edge guide left the edge of the wood a few times. I imagine it's nearly impossible to repair crooked flutes.
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