So on the far edge of the property we have a decaying barn that my wifes grandfather built with his dad. I decided to collect as many of the flooring boards as I could from the loft and use them for a project.
Most of them were about 1 3/4 thick 15inches wide by 15 feet long, and were in rough shape. But there was still good wood underneath.
I cut them slightly bigger then what I was going to need to give my self some wiggle room, and no this isnt all of them.
I also had my helper/ right hand with me for most if this project. At 7 he can read a tape and clearly mark where the cut needs to be.
After that came the jointer and the table saw to get the boards true. Then @BASIL bailed me out with the use of a planer. Here are two sister boards to show you what was under neath.
This is where I really started to get shocked, this stuff has been sitting in a barn for almost 90 years and is still cleaner then the oak that you get at lowes.
After getting everything to the correct thickness we started the process of using the router to clean up the edges and attached them to our top and bottom. This is oak and I didnt want to take all of the detail out or age out of it, or hide the imperfections. So we coated it with Danish oil.
Next we attached the bottom shelf, the middle shelf, the first layer of trim, the top and then the second layer of trim. Now that was real easy to type but I made it all from hand, the only lumber I bought for this project was 3 2x4's. I used a Roman oglave to shape my trim. The top is cedar and the front piece still has the live edge on it, the middle shelf and the bottom shelf are both cedar as well. My wife's grandfather was a lumber hound and I found it stashed away in one of the bars on our property.
hopefully today I will get time to finish sealing the wood, once the danish oil is applied it will need to set for 72 hours and then it will be good to go.
Most of them were about 1 3/4 thick 15inches wide by 15 feet long, and were in rough shape. But there was still good wood underneath.
I cut them slightly bigger then what I was going to need to give my self some wiggle room, and no this isnt all of them.
I also had my helper/ right hand with me for most if this project. At 7 he can read a tape and clearly mark where the cut needs to be.
After that came the jointer and the table saw to get the boards true. Then @BASIL bailed me out with the use of a planer. Here are two sister boards to show you what was under neath.This is where I really started to get shocked, this stuff has been sitting in a barn for almost 90 years and is still cleaner then the oak that you get at lowes.
After getting everything to the correct thickness we started the process of using the router to clean up the edges and attached them to our top and bottom. This is oak and I didnt want to take all of the detail out or age out of it, or hide the imperfections. So we coated it with Danish oil.
Next we attached the bottom shelf, the middle shelf, the first layer of trim, the top and then the second layer of trim. Now that was real easy to type but I made it all from hand, the only lumber I bought for this project was 3 2x4's. I used a Roman oglave to shape my trim. The top is cedar and the front piece still has the live edge on it, the middle shelf and the bottom shelf are both cedar as well. My wife's grandfather was a lumber hound and I found it stashed away in one of the bars on our property.
hopefully today I will get time to finish sealing the wood, once the danish oil is applied it will need to set for 72 hours and then it will be good to go.
