Tearing down one of my vintage barns...I hate to do it..

Andy when I go to the link it is requesting a login you should be able to send us there without revealing your login info:confused:


Dah!! just seen the "elevator " login
Thanks, Shawn
 
Andy,

That is awsome quite a shame to see "OLD History" go but times change and good on you for helping "REUSE" some of it. I'm a carpenter and they just don't make old lumber like what you have there anymore:mad:My new home built by me from the dirt up has been built using alot of the "OLD WAYS" we will have @ 1300sq ft of 3 1/4 nail down Hickory (sand to finish:eek:) on the floors when thru.:)



Ren hope you get to someone who will REUSE/REclaim some of your old barn!!!
 
6.0stroker said:
Andy,

That is awsome quite a shame to see "OLD History" go but times change and good on you for helping "REUSE" some of it. I'm a carpenter and they just don't make old lumber like what you have there anymore:mad:My new home built by me from the dirt up has been built using alot of the "OLD WAYS" we will have @ 1300sq ft of 3 1/4 nail down Hickory (sand to finish:eek:) on the floors when thru.:)



Ren hope you get to someone who will REUSE/REclaim some of your old barn!!!
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Oh good, glad you were able to access it! When looking at reclaimed lumber, I kind of think of it as wood which I have practically produced myself, considering the work and care needed to preserve it. So, when I'm looking at a dirty old board and thinking to myself "I coulda got wood from Home Depot for a lot less work!", I remember what the lumber means, where it came from, what all it has seen and experienced, just as I would any antique... :D

Andy
 
orca8589 said:
fyi, Ren, if you find out that barn has a lot of the old "cooper" nails (those old flat type), save them - they're popular at the antique shops here. You might be able to sell them to a dealer there if you find enough.

We've got an old barn on our property in NC that will probably have to come down soon. We hate the thought of doing that. :(

Good luck, and be careful.

thx - cpr
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Square headed nails as well. Also keep a look out for old wooden crate wood that has advertising on it, you can sell them on ebay, etc.
 
zenheretic said:
Square headed nails as well.
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Where I grew up, square nails = "cooper nails"; why they were called that in our area, I couldn't say. A cooper makes barrels, or barrel bands, or something with barrels :confused:...so how nails are associated with barrels, I don't know.

One interesting bit of history I heard in our area, was that in the 18th & 19th century, if a building was too old to use, it was burned down, and the nails were sifted out and re-used. I was reminded of that with Absintheur's post.

thx - cpr
 
The nails were nailed through the bands and into the wood slats to hold the bands in position. However, there were not too many nails in each barrel, less than 10. I used to have to stock whiskey barrels in nurseries. They were used as planters, I do recall the squarish nails still.
 
orca8589 said:
Where I grew up, square nails = "cooper nails"; why they were called that in our area, I couldn't say. A cooper makes barrels, or barrel bands, or something with barrels :confused:...so how nails are associated with barrels, I don't know.

One interesting bit of history I heard in our area, was that in the 18th & 19th century, if a building was too old to use, it was burned down, and the nails were sifted out and re-used. I was reminded of that with Absintheur's post.

thx - cpr
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Cool, didn't know that, of course I was reading it as copper not cooper so that didn't help.:o

:)
 
Andrew - where abouts were you in KS? I've been in a lot of old grain elevators and am amazed at the amount of lumber in them. That looks like quite a project!!

Ren - lots of old barns getting torn down where I am located. As has been mentioned before - use some caution. I have a friend that is still dealing with a back injury after tumbling off the roof of one he was taking down.
 
If anybody knows a good place to sell premium old lumber to, I would like to know. By accident I have happened onto some large amounts of exotic (Honduran Mahogany, Teak, etc.) woods and I am wondering if I should go ahead and buy a lot more.
 
stevewest said:
Andrew - where abouts were you in KS? I've been in a lot of old grain elevators and am amazed at the amount of lumber in them. That looks like quite a project!!

Ren - lots of old barns getting torn down where I am located. As has been mentioned before - use some caution. I have a friend that is still dealing with a back injury after tumbling off the roof of one he was taking down.
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Steve, the elevator is located about 8 miles south of Larned just off of K19. Yes, there is an amazing amount of lumber!

Andy
 
I wood :D love to have some of your barn wood!!!!!!
It has years of character built up in it and makes some of the most beautiful furniture!!!!
Why is everything always so far away from me!!!! :(
 
Andrew Colglazier said:
Oh good, glad you were able to access it!
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good job!:thumbup:
and you look like Santa :D:D:D
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zenheretic said:
Square headed nails as well. Also keep a look out for old wooden crate wood that has advertising on it, you can sell them on ebay, etc.
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Also keep an eye out for bars of gold and Hope diamonds. Those might fetch a fair price at a flea market.
 
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