Background

My aunt and uncle moved into a house built in 1885.  They remodeled it and added on in the eary 1970's.  When they passed away, their son-in-law chose to tear the house down.  I got all the wood that was salvageable.  When they remodeled, they put siding over the top of the old board and batten.  Because it was protected from the elements, it was fairly well preserved.  I was able to remove tongue and groove pine, wide siding pine boards and a few old doors.  The house was built on oak beams of different lengths; most were about 8" by 9" and put together with old wooden pegs.  I had the beams cut into three-quarter inch planks.  The wood is absolutely gorgeous.  I started building tables out of the wood and I chose not to use paint  only polyurethane.  Most of the planks are golden oak and  a few red oak.  If the house was built in 1885 the trees had to be growing in Georgia in the 1700's.  To me that is truly amazing.  Take a look.