Raising a legend part 3 - "Do not try this at home"

Meanwhile, back in Chambersburg, a team gathers to dismantle the old Frey Barn.

Walnut Bar Top - Built to last!

Earlier this year, we got a call from John Paul Paxton of Wildwood, NJ.  His request?  A massive 26' X 16' Black Walnut Bar for an Irish Pub he was designing.  John Sheppard's Cattle "n" Clover would be opening in a few short weeks.

Our craftsmen got to work right away. They were able to produce the impressive piece, complete with hand sanded finish, wane edge, wormy chestnut spline and butterfly joinery.

Shortly thereafter, off it went to New Jersey.  Apparently, the "Cheers" type bar we crafted for Cattle 'n Clover is a big hit!  They even hired some professional "bar testers" to make sure they had installed it properly :)

Good times were had by all at the grand opening!  If you live in the Wildwood, NJ area, you can stop by and see it in person.

Cattle 'n Clover

3817 Pacific Avenue

Wildwood, New Jersey 08260

Top 5 Uses for Old Rusty Tin

Who would have thought that old rusted barn tin could actually be used for something beautiful?  Some of our customers sure did!

Wainscoting

As we dismantle old barns, we take care to preserve all of the elements such as the doors, hinges and beams.  We never imagined people would want that old rusty tin from the roof tops.We used to just keep it in a big pile thinking we would recycle it as scrap.That is, until one day we got a call from a customer who wanted to use it as wainscoting.

Steve got the dimensions and went out to the pile of tin and began selecting pieces for the project.  He laid it out, power washed it, and off it went!  The customer used it in its natural state to cover a wall in their upstairs loft.

Since then, we have had all kinds of requests.  Steve had a great idea to flatten the v-grooves and apply a coat or two of polyurethane to it.  This opened up a whole new variety of uses.  Here are some projects our customers have done using the old rusty tin:

Backsplash

Shower Stall

Soffit

Siding

You can view more photos at our gallery oldwoodpictures.com

If you have a project in mind, why not give Steve a call today?

855.676.4220

Raising a legend - Part 2 "He had a dream"

Now that Steve had decided to acquire John Frey’s old barn, He wanted to find the perfect home for her.  There had been many inquiries, but until late June of this year, none of them seemed “just right”.

8 words in the subject line of an e-mail and a dream scratched out on a piece of notebook paper was all it took to finally find a new home.

We salute your courage…we are here for you

I was talking with Steve the other day and mentioned an interview I was watching on Fox News.  It was a guy named Scott McGrath.  He was sitting in his dark, gutted basement explaining how people in the Staten Island and surrounding areas still have not received any real help from FEMA or the government.

My heart went out to these people.  Although I knew that people were still recovering and rebuilding, I just

Raising a legend, the first in a series...

The year is 1871, Mrs. O'leary's cow is busy kicking lanterns, Aaron Montgomery Ward is preparing to launch his Mail-order business, and the first practical telephone had yet to be introduced.

Meanwhile, in Chambersburg, PA, Farmer John Frey is constructing a barn to accommodate his growing farm.  It was the onset of the Gilded Age.  With the recent completion of the transcontinental railroad, many Americans were enjoying a period of great economic growth, especially the farmers.

Steve in his own words...

A bit about our company & also a bit of me….

What do you do Steve? I tell ‘em...“I sell ole wood”

A Sunday afternoon journey takes me far up the mountain, ending on a gravel drive & hiking the last mile to the ridge. I’m looking at an average circa 1890-1920 barn structure; quite-large. Inside it stands a 26’ x 13’ cabin structure, upwards of 16’ with hand-hewn 15”-22” face log-members…. A pioneering family homestead...circa 1800.

My wheels start turning…

Rusty Tin… amazing patinas! I flatten it like a pancake and hand-sand; revealing gold-reds-browns-greens…, entomb w/non-gloss poly. wall/ceiling coverings, wainscot, poly-coated bar tops, backsplash…

Rafters/joists… beefy/thick material, awesome stair treads, furniture, ladders, doors…

Loft/stall board… brown in patina & wide! wall/ceiling paneling, T&G flooring #1, table-tops…

Weathered outside walls… grays and reds abound, hand-select for character-patina, kiln dry, straight-edge, back-plane, wire-brush… walls and ceilings, doors, wainscot –OR- mold into T&G flooring #2…

Posts & Beams… sawn/hewn 6”-12”, reconstructed home, structural, decorative, furniture, mantels, re-saw into 1” blanks & mold into T&G flooring #1 …

As my mind stops wandering up on the ridge, I gaze for miles at His Glory!

...and to share these Blessings with you…what a joy!

steve