Barn wood query for the community. Picked up a bunch of…
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Barn wood query for the community.
Picked up a bunch of old barn wood from a place going out of business for cheap. Some was painted white and I tested it for led the brought it the the hazmat place. Boo. But I now have a 20 10-12 ft 8/4 6” wide and about the same number 8” wide. I also have about a dozen 8/4 4 inch wide of varying length. Not bad for $100, right?
I am just now, about 2 years later, starting to work with it and am recognizing a few problems. The biggest one is nails. They apparently used a sawzall to cut nails when disassembling the barn. Some pieces only have a couple nails per foot, but some have 6-8. Since they are mostly cut \~flush, I’m using a drill bit to got about 1/4” dip around the head and then using a pair of dykes to grab the nail and raise enough for a pair of pliers to grab it. While this does mess up part of the wood, I’m more worried about my jointer, planer, table saw and miter hitting a nail.
I also have a metal detector to make sure I don’t miss any.
So my questions for the community are: if you were trying to use the wood to sell so you could buy more/better woodworking stuff, what would you make? How many nails per board foot would you remove to make it realistic? And if you were removing the last 1.5-2 inches of 8 penny or 10penny nails, how would you do it most effectively and efficiently?
Thanks for any and all feedback!
#diy
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Picked up a bunch of old barn wood from a place going out of business for cheap. Some was painted white and I tested it for led the brought it the the hazmat place. Boo. But I now have a 20 10-12 ft 8/4 6” wide and about the same number 8” wide. I also have about a dozen 8/4 4 inch wide of varying length. Not bad for $100, right?
I am just now, about 2 years later, starting to work with it and am recognizing a few problems. The biggest one is nails. They apparently used a sawzall to cut nails when disassembling the barn. Some pieces only have a couple nails per foot, but some have 6-8. Since they are mostly cut \~flush, I’m using a drill bit to got about 1/4” dip around the head and then using a pair of dykes to grab the nail and raise enough for a pair of pliers to grab it. While this does mess up part of the wood, I’m more worried about my jointer, planer, table saw and miter hitting a nail.
I also have a metal detector to make sure I don’t miss any.
So my questions for the community are: if you were trying to use the wood to sell so you could buy more/better woodworking stuff, what would you make? How many nails per board foot would you remove to make it realistic? And if you were removing the last 1.5-2 inches of 8 penny or 10penny nails, how would you do it most effectively and efficiently?
Thanks for any and all feedback!
#diy
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