This big old barn was built over 100 years ago and finally fell , well half of it anyways .
I’ve been wanting to get a beam from the barn for the sugarhouse but it just wasn’t safe to do . Checked the barn today and right on the south side was this beam laying in the snow all by itself . Perfect !
Amazing how they built these barns back in the day . I was able to remove 2 of the hand made pins/dowels ( if that’s what they are called ) . I believe the beam is oak but I can’t be for sure . No smell when I used the chainsaw to shorten it . Very tight grain and heavy as a rock !
Installed the beam in the sugarhouse and put my collection of old syrup tins on it .
Oldest tin I have is 1939 .
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I’ve been wanting to get a beam from the barn for the sugarhouse but it just wasn’t safe to do . Checked the barn today and right on the south side was this beam laying in the snow all by itself . Perfect !
Amazing how they built these barns back in the day . I was able to remove 2 of the hand made pins/dowels ( if that’s what they are called ) . I believe the beam is oak but I can’t be for sure . No smell when I used the chainsaw to shorten it . Very tight grain and heavy as a rock !
Installed the beam in the sugarhouse and put my collection of old syrup tins on it .
Oldest tin I have is 1939 .
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