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Reclaimed horse Stall Bench - (way - rustic!)

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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 -

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe


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schwingding

122 posts in 363 days


posted 344 days ago

Very cool. Beat up those tenons some so they match. Let the horses gnaw on’m some.

-- Just another woodworker

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mrtrim

1548 posts in 418 days


posted 344 days ago

very nice , it will get passed down for many years im sure

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rikkor

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posted 344 days ago

That’s cool. She will be delighted, I’m sure.

-- Maplewood, MN

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dustynewt

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posted 344 days ago

I love projects like this, using wood that has memories and history. Great job.

-- http://dustynewt.com

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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/

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Lee A. Jesberger

2898 posts in 517 days


posted 343 days ago

Schroeder;

You want want to trim the tenons off. Sure would hurt to sit on em!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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mot

4859 posts in 574 days


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)

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Karson

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posted 342 days ago

Great bench Schroeder. And way to recapture some of the early uses of the wood.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 698 days


posted 341 days ago

oh how wonderful!!!
what a treasure. I love it—horsehair and all :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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DaytonB

80 posts in 404 days


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 : )

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