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Built this table for my sister. The wood is reclaimed from our grandfathers horse barn. She asked for something rustic from one of the stalls to remember him by. This is what I came up with – it’s plenty rustic. Gramps tied the twine on it, so I left it on. You can see on the stretcher where the horses gnawed on the board for many years. I even left all the horse hair that was snatched by the lumber. Its all old-growth fir and the barn was made long enough ago to have hand-made nails holding it up. Seemed like a fitting memento -
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10 comments so far
schwingding
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posted 344 days ago
Very cool. Beat up those tenons some so they match. Let the horses gnaw on’m some.
-- Just another woodworker
mrtrim
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posted 344 days ago
very nice , it will get passed down for many years im sure
rikkor
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posted 344 days ago
That’s cool. She will be delighted, I’m sure.
-- Maplewood, MN
dustynewt
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posted 344 days ago
I love projects like this, using wood that has memories and history. Great job.
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cajunpen
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posted 343 days ago
Great project. I appreciate any project that features Heirloom Wood. You have made an instant family heirloom – I like the idea of incorporating the twine into the project. Like some above said, I’d age those tenons some, other than that it’s outstanding.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 343 days ago
Schroeder;
You want want to trim the tenons off. Sure would hurt to sit on em!
Lee
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mot
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posted 342 days ago
Nice idea. The tenons look like a rather embarassing trip to the emergency room.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Karson
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posted 342 days ago
Great bench Schroeder. And way to recapture some of the early uses of the wood.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 341 days ago
oh how wonderful!!!
what a treasure. I love it—horsehair and all :)
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DaytonB
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posted 326 days ago
Very nice job!
I like the tenons as they are. don’t know about you’all but I’d hope I’m smart enough not to sit on them : )