Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 24, 2013 15:52:17 GMT -5
Was driving down an old road last month and seen this old barn wood just laying in the ditch. I felt sorry for it and picked it up and took it home to dry out.. It took a few weeks,but it dried up great..... So I took the saw to it and some of my tools and made a photo frame for my "Brother In Law" Ray and his wife.....  I made the frame and dopped some white paint on the wood and sanded the wood in areas to look like weathered paint...than painted the inside trim white......  |
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Post by Toad on May 24, 2013 15:55:08 GMT -5
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Great job.
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Post by Bikerrandy on May 24, 2013 16:15:15 GMT -5
Very cool, that turned out great!!  |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 18:45:37 GMT -5
word class. nice work indeed.
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Post by NatureNut on May 24, 2013 20:03:18 GMT -5
Oh my, that is wonderful! It looks very happy now and I'm sure will be a blessing to your family for generations to come. Why not write the story on the back for them.  Jo |
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Post by talkingstones on May 24, 2013 20:50:11 GMT -5
Second Jo's idea! It's a beautiful piece and the story of it will really make it special for many to come!
Cathy
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Post by beefjello on May 25, 2013 11:51:24 GMT -5
You really did a great job with that Mike!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 25, 2013 18:18:01 GMT -5
Gave it to my Bro In Law and his wife-they love it.........Thanks for the comments you all... ;D
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Post by texaswoodie on May 26, 2013 6:54:03 GMT -5
I love barn wood frames. You did a great job on that one!
Curt
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on May 26, 2013 10:22:59 GMT -5
Has a great look to it. I like this look over nice new stained picture frames.
Im a fan of recycled barn wood. Its hard to find around here anymore. The ones that were vacant got torn down. All the farmers have newer style tin buildings.
About 15-20 years ago there was a craze and everybody was tearing down their old barns and selling the wood. My uncle tore down a big barn about 10 years ago. He still has a bunch of it.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 26, 2013 17:55:32 GMT -5
Hard to find around here too......I find a piece here and there...Now North Dakota and Montana its all over the place!
Taking my trk out there next year for a fossil hunt,I'm going to load up on barnwood too...
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 26, 2013 20:12:54 GMT -5
My mountain buddy built my kitchen cabinets out of heart pine barn wood.I ran it thru a planer so it would be cleanable.Real rich color.Oh yea,every trim board in the house too.
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Post by helens on May 27, 2013 20:47:27 GMT -5
Wow... beautiful wood and craftsmanship! No wonder they loved it, what a great gift!!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 28, 2013 9:53:17 GMT -5
My mountain buddy built my kitchen cabinets out of heart pine barn wood.I ran it thru a planer so it would be cleanable.Real rich color.Oh yea,every trim board in the house too. For people who don't know what heart wood is,its the most beautiful part of the tree,the center and its so clean to the touch... I'll bet that looks real nice too James!!! ;D |
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