Old wood, really old....

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Nebe

I have an ancient piece of pine in my barn from the late 1800’s/early 1900’s that has never been used. It’s about 20” wide and 16’ long. Not a single knot in it. It’s like for 150 years everyone who has lived here has been so enamored by it, they have left it as a shrine. I know I will never use it for anything.
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Have you ever counted the growth rings? There is a guy in Deerfield that takes core samples from barns and old buildings to determine when they were harvested...