Well, it's next Thursday

Congrats buddy. Great score! Should set you up for many years to come!

What do you suppose those long rolling
pin things were used for?

Man you still suck Dan! I wish Kentucky was a little closer (and trust me, I’ve NEVER said that before!)

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

Wow again Dan. Building a house?

-- Bill, Yo!......in Brooklyn :)

What do you suppose those long rolling
pin things were used for?

- Loren

Wondering the same thing.

-- "Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

My only guess is they came off a loom.

Loren, those are the head and foot boards from an antique rope bed.

really interesting. I’ve only seen rope beds
in a re-enactment context.

Here is a picture I found.

After seeing the pictures, I have the side rails too.

You be one lucky dawg! I’ve scored a little here or there, but this takes the cake, and the frosting!

-- Random Orbital Nailer

Thanks for the comments everyone. I have more wood now than I will live to use. ;-)

Ok I have two questions, maybe more. The two long boards with the hidden dovetails? Thoughts on what those were for and species?

And second, tell us more about that saw hidden in amongst the nice lumber score..

-- Gary, Texas "That’s just my $.02 and I have no personal experience so take it with a grain of salt ;-P, HokieKen"

I seen the saw also LMAO :<)) ....... VERY COOL LOOKING BED :<))

GRATZ YOU SUCK :<))

-- Tony Reinholds,Pa. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

Not sure about the dovetailed boards yet, with Harvey coming in just had time to get it unloaded and in the garage. There were some moldings in the rafters of his shop, when getting them down, we found 2 old wooden 5’ clamps and the 2 man saw. He said If I wanted them to take them, otherwise put them back in the rafters with the light bulbs for the next owner. Uhhhhhh…...I didn’t leave them behind. That saw is super sharp but I haven’t had time to really look to see what brand or model number may be on it. I’ll post about them later.

The head and foot boards are standing beside the side rails in that one picture. The side rails have holes every few inches that the rope threaded through. That one piece is 4’ X 5’ walnut table top, that is made of 3 pieces of wide wood.

Picture #4 shows the ends of the clamps right over top of the saw in the truck.