Description: This historical piece of old growth lumber was reclaimed from a circa 1860/70’s School house located in Macon Georgia. This particular School house was built in the 1860’s. This wood piece was found on site in “as-is” condition and shows You can see the hand hewn Axe marks,,mortise and tenon, peg holes,nail holes, knots, worm holes,and splits that give it a fabulous rustic patina. It looks fantastic for the 140 years it’s been weathering. This is a very Solid piece and ready to hang.
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 474 days ago
Wow that show’s tons of history in every small defect. great job.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
Timber58
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#2 posted 474 days ago
Nice save, could have ended its life on a bonfire but you kept it alive for another hundred years. Love it.
-- I have so many projects on the go, guess I'm not a "finish" carpenter!
redryder
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#3 posted 474 days ago
What are you going to put on this great shelf?? With the age of the tree, this is an old piece….............
-- mike...............
Lee Ray
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#4 posted 474 days ago
Thanks for all the kind words. I actually came across some old beams and I think i am going to try and sell it.
yooper
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#5 posted 473 days ago
very nice! What type of finish did you use?
-- Jeff, CT - better late then never
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