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thanks for the information . Leaned a couple of things this morning

You’re welcome. Good to know you learned something. Thanks.

There is a great deal of work to reclaimed barn wood. Your article covers it well.

L/W

Thanks L/W.

Great artical. i love working with reclaimed wood. it can create a challenge at times.

So much work…. Ugh. I did recently acquire a nice pallet that contains some oak. Came with a delivery from Lowe’s. Maybe today I’ll get around to busting it up.

Very nicely put. One really can’t skip anything either. I have worked with mainly pallets, which adds a drying time to some of the wood. Nothing ruins a piece than wood that shrinks.

Great advice. It is very important to use proper eye and breathing protection. You never know what is hiding in the dirt and dust from old barn wood.

Yes as Boon said you never know what is lerking. Here I scratch my leg on the bark of a log and ended up with a very serious infection. It just kept getting worse. It took almost 4 months to clear up.

that nasty , any idea what was on the log ?

Ouch, that is nasty. What was it?