Reclaimed Barnboard Table
Friday, April 30, 2021
Old barn wood / boards have tons of authentic character. This is a result of years of aging and pioneer work done on them. Continue reading
Old barn wood / boards have tons of authentic character. This is a result of years of aging and pioneer work done on them. Continue reading
Hemlock Threshing Floor Boards have a beautiful range of warm brown tones. Check out this previous sawbuck table project: Continue reading
We keep nearly all the original distressing in the old Ontario we use; which means tops are pretty rough at the unfinished stage. Most of our customers opt for our regular clearcoat epoxy; which will still follow the wood. To feel the character more, although less practical; consider our medium thickness epoxy option. See below for a project done this way: Continue reading
Old growth [original Ontario forest] Hemlock is a rare sight. In Pioneer times, it wasn’t. We see it in plentiful amount of it in old barns. Generally not used in furniture [brittle, slivery, tough to work with]; we get away with it with our modern clearcoat finish. Check out this reclaimed wood harvest table project we did! Continue reading
Our greytone treatment maintains the colour of unfinished in the old Ontario barnwood, while still allowing for our innovative epoxy + polyurethane finish. Check out this recent sawbuck table project: Continue reading
All our Ontario barnwood tables are locally built in Woolwich, Ontario; finished in our shops in Cambridge, Ontario. Check out this trestle table project: Continue reading
All our tables can extend up to 18″ at either end [total 3 ft extra]. Given the amount of distressing we maintain, center leaves wouldn’t be practical, so we only extend at the ends. We do the leaves in full thickness of the table top; they slide in on heavy duty hardwood rails at the ends. Check out this barnwood trestle table project with extensions: Continue reading
Reclaimed Ontario barnwood has lots of interesting character arising from years of pioneer / agricultural work over many years. This can be seen in our table tops: Continue reading
We offer a U Shaped metal base option; custom built to a proportionate size for any table top. For this project, we did a distressed steel version. The reclaimed hemlock barnwood table top contrasts nicely with the industrial style base. See pics below! Continue reading
We maintain the original distressing in the old Ontario barnwood we use, while making practical with modern clearcoat finishing. We design everything around the way it came out of the old barn. Within the frame style, which tends to vary a lot one project to another depending on customer preferences, we take this approach as well. Check out this modified reclaimed wood table with a frame base with a bench we made for a customer. See pics below: Continue reading