Found this when replacing some siding
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Mortise & Tenon joint + Peg = Very Few "carpenters" ! 0 -
There's many around our area built like that, not counting the many churches, court houses still standing and being used, all with hand tools and no electricity, muscle power only 0 -
I wonder how much time it took to do one with hand tools back then?
Then you think the life expectancy was about what 35 or 40?
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BikerBob said:
I wonder how much time it took to do one with hand tools back then?
Then you think the life expectancy was about what 35 or 40?
"I wonder how much time it took to do one with hand tools back then"?Take a trip to Lancaster County, PA. Amish people living there is your best bet for a honest answer.
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From what I read, the Amish are trouble and should be avoided for safety reasons. 0 -
I live in SWPA but spend a good bit of time in Amish country. All the ones I know and somewhat work with use Dewalt 20V. And I ain't talking Mennonites.
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Is that Yellow Poplar wood (Tulip)? 0 -
Our house was also built in the late 1800's. An older couple knocked on our door maybe 25 years ago and told us her grandfather had built the house as a hunting lodge. She said she noticed I had planted quite a few trees on the property and asked if I had come across anything. I told user a few "caches" with old pottery and a few old brass deteriorated lamps. She went on to tell me both her grandmother & grandfather were buried here . Why wife almost fell off her chair! 0 -
Check out Barnwood Builders on DIY Network. They take down log barns and houses that are in disrepair. Then rebuild them for rich people. 0 -
Our house was built I figure around 1890, It’s an old farm house. Most houses back then in the country were built from native wood near by, a lot of oak in the framework. And 130 years later that oak is well cured, trying to drive a nail in it is difficult you could say. Opps
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waltermoe said:
Are house was built I figure around 1890, It’s an old farm house. Most houses back then in the country were built from native wood near by, a lot of oak in the framework. And 130 years later that oak is well cured, trying to drive a nail in it is difficult you could say.
ARE = OUR1 Cord seasoned Oak is right around $260.00,here ..... BTW it sounds as if you have a nice home. Post some photos, so we all can enjoy it
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One of my grand-dads was a millwright- he built water powered mills. Mainly grist mills for grinding grain, but they also powered saw mills for lumber, and trip-hammers for forging. Most were beam and post, with pegged mortise and tenon joints. My grand-dad had a hand powered drill you could clamp to a beam. set the angle for the bit, and crank with both hands to bore thru a beam. Had a corner chisel he used to clean up the mortises. Ever hear "You can't put a square peg in a round hole." ? The hell you can't! Sharpen the point of a square peg to get it started, and go get the BIG hammer! Once it was in, it was gonna stay. Dcon- thanx for the pictures- brought back some memories. 0 -
We had an old barn built in 1883 by E. Lewis (said so on a carved wooden sign over the door). It was starting to go downhill so in 2012 we sold it to a guy who buys them for the lumber. The sheeting boards were used when they were put on, so no telling how old those were. Several of them were 30" wide and 20 feet long.
The dimentional lumber was pine and was brought in on a nearby railroad (1/2 mile away) The biggest stuff in it were 12x12s with lots of smaller stuff. Hated to see it go but we had no use for it.
Got $2000 for the lumber and some of it went to Texas for a house that Tiger Woods was building. The whole thing was pinned together and it was still square even though the foundation was crumbling away and completely gone in one area. The roof was still good.
This was in Iowa.0 -
Nice Dcon they don't make them like that no more 0
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