old growth mantel

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Dougie

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A friend of mine was doing some remodeling on his old log cabin.i was able to get a piece for my mantel. the tree was cut around 1845, white oak. i used an ax and old hand plainer. it turned out nice i think
 

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Man, that turned out nice. Great job. Thats some old wood too. Was it easy to work with?
 
thanks , it was very dry moisture content was very low :) it was some of the hardest wood i have ever worked with. the shavings made a great fire starter.
 
Eatonpcat said:
Looks awesome Dougie...I am paying a guy $1000.00 to mae me a mantel, Should have called you!!!
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thanks Eatonpcat, i'm sure whoever you have making your mantel will do a fine job. what type of wood is he using?
 
Dougie said:
Eatonpcat said:
Looks awesome Dougie...I am paying a guy $1000.00 to mae me a mantel, Should have called you!!!
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thanks Eatonpcat, i'm sure whoever you have making your mantel will do a fine job. what type of wood is he using?
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It will be oak...The guy is taking forever. He is probably 80, So I think he built it and forgot about it. I stopped in one day and it was sitting there finished except for stain covered in sawdust. He's sending it down to the Amish to stain, may never see it again lol. Just noticed you are from Medina, The shop is Elagant Wood Products on route 82, Pretty much at the intersection of route 83!! Small world!!
 
Jags said:
Sweet - I love the fact that you choose to keep the hand hewn joint. It gives it a strong character.
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Hey thanks Jags, when I first got the piece of wood that was my first thought, to leave the joint on it. To think that 165 plus years ago someone was settling in the Ohio valley and building themselves a cabin with that wood. Makes me smile that I was able to use it :cheese:
 
Dougie said:
Jags said:
Sweet - I love the fact that you choose to keep the hand hewn joint. It gives it a strong character.
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Hey thanks Jags, when I first got the piece of wood that was my first thought, to leave the joint on it. To think that 165 plus years ago someone was settling in the Ohio valley and building themselves a cabin with that wood. Makes me smile that I was able to use it :cheese:
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Yep, a hunk of old growth tree is, well...an old tree. What you have is a piece of history with a story behind it.
 
Adios Pantalones said:
What a connection. I love the history in that piece
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thanks Adios Pantalones hopefully it has a warm spot above my stove for many years.
 
Thats just flat out beautiful! Great job Dougie!

Billy
 
Dougie said:
A friend of mine was doing some remodeling on his old log cabin.i was able to get a piece for my mantel. the tree was cut around 1845, white oak. i used an ax and old hand plainer. it turned out nice i think
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Turn out AWESOME! Thats one to be pround of................
 
thanks guys, i have my eye on a few more of those timbers, for the built in china cabinet.
 
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