100 YEAR OLD barnboard shelf (WnW

YES I KNOW THAT “WALL SCONCE” IS THE WRONG TERM (used in the video)
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Sometimes the story is more interesting than the project.
Some time ago, a friend came to the door and put this piece of 100 year old barn board in my hands. This was a piece of wood from her family farm - specifically from the family barn. The barn had fallen down, and the property was no longer in the family.
She only asked for two things. First, the big nails sticking out of one end needed to stay. And Second, she wanted it turned into some sort of shelf.
(She later got me a few more pieces to go with the original, which gave us more to work with.)
There would be no finish, no planing, no pristine clean joints. This was a rough piece of barnboard and it was going to stay a rough piece of barnboard.
I added a shelf + brackets at the bottom to turn it into a small wall hanging shelf. I also routed out a channel on the back and glued in a piece of plywood to reinforce and strengthen the board.
My friend might add a small mirror on the back, we’ll see.
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YES I KNOW THAT “WALL SCONCE” IS THE WRONG TERM (used in the video) Project page: www.wordsnwood.com/2017/barnboard Sometimes the story is more interesting than the project. Some time ago, a friend came to the door and put this piece of 100 year old barn board in my hands. This was a piece of wood from her family farm - specifically from the family barn. The barn had fallen down, and the property was no longer in the family. She only asked for two things. First, the big nails sticking out of one end needed to stay. And Second, she wanted it turned into some sort of shelf. (She later got me a few more pieces to go with the original, which gave us more to work with.) There would be no finish, no planing, no pristine clean joints. This was a rough piece of barnboard and it was going to stay a rough piece of barnboard. I added a shelf + brackets at the bottom to turn it into a small wall hanging shelf. I also routed out a channel on the back and glued in a piece of plywood to reinforce and strengthen the board. My friend might add a small mirror on the back, we’ll see. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Many more woodworking projects: www.wordsnwood.com PLEASE SUPPORT MY CHANNEL The best way that you can help support what I do is to buy one of my woodworking plan packages. Details here: wordsnwood.com/plans/ Follow me on Social Media: instagram.com/words.n.wood facebook.com/wordsnwood ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Thank-you!

[@mohdsamreehs3045]

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[@JohnHeisz]

I like the leaving the nails in idea. Nice project!

[@Wordsnwood]

Thanks, John! It took some convincing, but I agree that they add a neat touch.

[@Wordsnwood]

(convincing of me, that is)

[@FishersShop]

Great job, Art! I love the look of it.

[@chemcody5119]

A piece of history saved from the burn pile. Nicely done.

[@davidclauson5256]

Cool story and great project. Looks great and I can understand the hesitation to leave it rough. Thanks for sharing

[@bobbystanley8580]

Cool project. I respect you taking the time to change the blade to protect it from damage!

[@Sebastopolmark]

GREAT project Art. It's nice to be able to help someone save their memories. My only suggestion would be to cut some edging from another piece of barn board for the edges of the shelf, so that way you would not see the saw marks. But, I'm sure the project is at the new owners home and they very much appreciate what you have done for them.

[@ssc5140]

I love working with old barn board.

[@davidmeyer8756]

Thanks Art. I really appreciate your work.

[@chuckhart8970]

Nice project Art. I like how you kept the character of the wood. Well thought out. Thanks for sharing.

[@Unclebuddy01]

Wonderful project. I know your client will love it. I'm particularly fond of the nails you returned to the piece.

[@Wordsnwood]

Thanks, Michael, I am too.

[@MultiTom1956]

Very nice Sir:-), good for another 100 years, thank you for sharing

[@TokyoCraftsman]

Looks great Art, another win!

[@mikec2810]

Nice story,awesome project!

[@lewisway6811]

I like it, job well done.

[@zzzz-ok7733]

This is giving me some good ideas, I have some old redwood boards I want to make something special for my mom...

[@JustinDepew]

Even though your said this was mostly about the story, there were several good techniques in there. Great job.

[@Jamkevcr88]

Very neat idea

[@donnymcarter]

Pretty cool project Art!

[@norme7102]

A little steel wool/vinegar solution will cause those cut ends to "age" and match perfectly.

[@jamestranchemontagne8141]

Cool I do a lot of things in the barn

[@wood4nothing284]

My kinda project, simple and it looks great. Cheers Tim from wood 4 nothing

[@SamerAalrassul]

I enjoyed it.. Thanks

[@hizo64HH]

I like your videos, I am glad I subscribed.

[@reloadNshoot]

Cool beans! Ijust acquiredsome 112 1/2 year old barn wood

[@ggss8647]

You can use pencil crayon to rub on the cut sides to make it match the colour of the wood

[@michaeldillon4070]

Nice job regards

[@travel734]

Thanks for posting Art. I recently started doing some barn board pieces. One thing that troubled me was what to do about the end grain when I needed to cut a piece. Rather than looking at an edge that looks relatively new or resorting to stain, I found that Varathane has a weathered wood accelerator. Not a perfect match, but better than other alternatives that I have tried.

[@Wordsnwood]

I worried about that also, but I found that this wood was so old that even the end grain looked, to me, to be darker than I thought a fresh cut would look

[@MGWD]

In the past I have sawn off a thin strip of weathered board and used it as a veneer to cover freshly sawn end grain on a 'rustic' project. Works well!

[@ronnakeil3313]

Nice.

[@MadWiking]

Beautiful project! Just one comment: Maybe you should have cut thin strips of exposed edge from your other barn wood piece and used them as edge banding on the endgrain sides of the shelf? Tnx for you nice vids!!

[@SajidHussain-lj5mr]

Wery nise widee wideo . Eye lyke would 👍

[@aimeeelliott7608]

I see that this is an old video, but I got a LOT of useful info. Do have a question though. Do you know of a way to shorten a weathered board without sawing it? I'd like to create a wall hanging with reclaimed wood, but wish I could have a piece that was "broken off" on both ends instead of sawn on one end. Thank you for any ideas you have. Aimee

[@Wordsnwood]

Even if you manage to break it, you'll have unweathered (images) wood exposed. Maybe if you snapped it and then lightly scorched the ends with fire? I got nothing else, sorry.

[@barryroberts6470]

Great idea for that 100 Year Old piece of Barn Wood, it looks great what you have done. Did the lady like what you did? Barry (ENG)

[@Wordsnwood]

Yes she did. In fact she "made" me make a second one out of the leftover wood.

[@patrickkerr329]

Nice project. I noticed you have a few Irwin parallel clamps on your rack but you always go for your other ones. I've been thinking of getting some because they're inexpensive when compared to bessey or jet. Would it be worth it or am I better off just waiting til I can spend a little more. I appreciate your opinion as I've been following you for a couple years now.

[@Wordsnwood]

I simply prefer the Gross+Stabil ones. The irwin's are heavier. The irwins actually bite into the bar, whereas the others (like Bessey) have ridges that they lock into. I don't like that, but I knew another ww'er you preferred the Irwin style. It's all personal preference. If I lived in the US I might wait for the black friday Jet sale that usually happens. I've seen how Marc at the woodwhisper really liked their quick-release.

[@MrSteveieM]

👍

[@josephromero1596]

im restoring a WW2 flight deck peace that my grandpa brought back from the war and want to hang it~ any ideas on a finish or anything to make it look nice??

[@Wordsnwood]

people usually want really old stuff just left alone for the weather/aged look

[@josephromero1596]

@@Wordsnwood yeah that’s an option, wish I could share a picture here

[@kookyflukes9749]

who'd of thought that so much went into what is essentially a shelf that looks like it's been made badly. even though it hasn't been! if you know what I mean.

[@newspostwatch]

You have to make an apology for making a barn wood shelf I don't need to subscribe

[@Wordsnwood]

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