Working with salvaged raw materials, like antique heart of pine or antique oak, make life difficult for the cabinet makers and woodcrafters. The wood is so old and so it has a life and mind of its own, making timelines very tough to navigate. You never know quite what you’ll find imbedded in the … [Read more...]
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The Cowboy Code: Using Heart of Pine to Disprove Father Time
October 24, 2012 By ·
How is it that houses built 100 or even 200 years ago are still standing? Every day, I see things that amaze me. Instead of today's framing codes that dictate 16" on center for roof rafters, I see framing that is sometimes 3 feet on center. That is some seriously gappy spacing for roof … [Read more...]
