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Salvaging 100 yr old wormy pine - help

I have an opportunity to acquire a bunch of wormy pine salvaged from a 100 yr old barn / farmhouse. The boards are roughly 2.5 inches thick, 8 inch wide, and various lengths. They have been stored semi-outside (basically a covered shed) under tarp, for several years. In doing some research...
- alantope
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- Jan 17, 2011
- 100 pine salvaging wormy wormy pine
- Replies: 2
- Forum: General Woodworking
Salvaging and other sources of wood?

I've seen posts from folks here that talk about salvaging wood and working with fallen trees, and I'd like to ask advice from everyone. A couple of projects I have in mind don't require dimensioned lumber, so it seems a waste for me to buy it that way just to chop it up with a drawknife. What...
- jarrett
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- Aug 11, 2010
- salvaging sources wood
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Wood
Advice? - salvaging oak flooring

Oh wise ones- We are almost done moving Mom & Dad into their new digs :eusa_danc, which means that the demolition on the old house is coming soon :BangHead:. I want to TRY to salvage at least some of the oak floor boards. I THINK it's T&G, so I'm presuming it's toe-nailed. Any advice...
- cpw
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- Feb 6, 2008
- advice flooring oak salvaging
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Wood